Railway north from Shirebrook station
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Railway north from Shirebrook station
Image: © Richard Vince Taken: 5 May 2018
Immediately north of the bridge carrying Station Road across the railway lies Shirebrook Junction, complete with signal box. The curve to the right links to the remains of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway's line to Lincoln, part of which survived to provide rail access to various collieries; the rails appear disused, presumably as the closure of Thoresby Colliery in 2015 leaves the line without purpose.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.204514
Longitude
-1.202885