Bus stops at the gypsum works, East Leake
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Bus stops at the gypsum works, East Leake
Image: © Richard Vince Taken: 15 Nov 2014
The view here is along the old alignment of Gotham Road, before the construction of the Great Central Railway's London Extension, which it was diverted to cross at right angles (extreme left). This part of the old road was retained to provide access to the gypsum works and a bus turning circle. The junction has been laid out in such a way that buses can enter and leave easily at either end, which I expect would once have been useful for extra buses at shift change times. Nowadays, it is merely an eccentric two way lay by used by Nottingham City Transport buses on route 1 (the former South Notts main line service) towards Nottingham (left) or Loughborough (right).
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Image Location
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52.842992
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