Robin Hood Line, Sutton Junction
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Robin Hood Line, Sutton Junction
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 23 Jul 2016
An East Midlands Trains service heads over the level crossing at Sutton Junction on its way to Nottingham. The line was reopened to passengers in stages during the 1990s having originally closed as a victim of the Beeching cuts in 1964. The route was always important for coal, but this traffic has now all but ceased with the demise of deep mining in the area, leaving only the passenger trains. Just to the south of the crossing was the site of Sutton Junction station where once the 'Penny Emma' service gave a link to the town centre. When the line was reopened it was decided not to rebuild the station here but to site a new one - Sutton Parkway - further south.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.120884
Longitude
-1.239398