Tram approaching Butlers Hill
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Tram approaching Butlers Hill
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 13 Jan 2008
The right hand track is the Nottingham to Mansfield Railway, which was singled to provide space for the tram. The original intention was to have mixed tram and rail operation on the principle developed by Nottingham's twin city Karlsruhe, but it turned out to be impracticable to meet the requirements of the railway authorities.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.030938
Longitude
-1.190431