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Vernon Avenue, NOTTINGHAM, NG11 7AE

Typical suburban road in Wilford Village.

The link through to Wilford is nearly ready for reinstatement.

The embankment passes to the east of Wilford Village and is earmarked for the proposed tram route to Clifton

A view of the footpath and cycle track that passes beneath a bridge that once carried Great Central Railway (GCR) trains overhead. Presumably this path and cycle track provide easy access between Wilford Village and The Nottingham Emmanuel School (seen in the distance). This 50ft (15m) high embankment forms part of the boundary between Rushcliffe and Nottingham. The railway opened in 1899 and ran from Sheffield to London via Annesley, Nottingham (Victoria), Loughborough Central, Leicester Central, Lutterworth, Rugby and Woodford Halse. Most of the route was closed between 1966-69 as part of the Beeching rationalisation plan.

This embankment carried the Great Central Railway main line from Marylebone to Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester from 1899-1969. The southern extension of the NET tram system to Clifton will run parallel to it, to the right. The bridge is shown in full in Image

Seen from the former railway embankment. Allotment gardens and typical suburban housing with the church tower behind.

The blue brick and lattice parapet are typical of overbridges on the Great Central, the last main line to be built (1899) and the first to be closed (1966). This section, from Nottingham to Rugby, remained open until 1969. In due course the southern extension of the NET tramway to Clifton will run parallel to the embankment on this side. Image] is a view from the top of the embankment.

This raised section of the former Great Central Main Line (GCML) railway provides a view of housing and allotments on Holly Ave and of Emmanuel School's playing fields (the latter being behind the photographer). This embankment is also part of the administrative boundary between Rushcliffe and Nottingham. This railway opened in 1899. It started at Annesley and ran southwards for 92 miles (147 km) passing through Nottingham’s Victoria railway station before striking southwards to reach Leicester Central station, passing through Loughborough en route. Most of the route was closed between 1966 and 1969 under the Beeching rationalisation plan. A rudimentary path exists along the former track although not easily accessed.

Different views become available as the location of the temporary footpath changes.

Like many genuine rights of way within the City of Nottingham, it does not feature on the current 1:50000 map.