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This former Midland Railway (MR) 3835 Class 0-6-0 steam locomotive is seen here... (more)

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A view over the wall of the southbound platform at Market Harborough Station.... (more)

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This is No. 158A, a 2-4-0 built by the Midland Railway in 1866 to a design by... (more)

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This photo shows the coat of arms of the former Midland Railway on the top floor... (more)

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Northbound service to Sheffield, consisting of a class 222 5-car set. It is... (more)

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Boiler 43 was the current boiler in use at the time of the visit. The number was... (more)

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A pair of old oil storage cans. M.R. are the initials of the Midland Railway... (more)

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View SW, towards Ashchurch: ex-Midland (Birmingham) - Barnt Green - Redditch -... (more)

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Northbound service to Sheffield, consisting of a class 222 5-car set. Like the... (more)

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This was the Midland Railway's main goods transfer facility in the northern... (more)

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This is quite a well-known signal, one of the last working semaphore signals in... (more)

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The structure originally accommodated a water tower to supply steam locomotives... (more)

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This semaphore signal, which is about a hundred years old, is a remarkable... (more)

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Now passing a new industrial estate in Castle Donington. It may now be serving... (more)

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This carries the main line from Derby to Sheffield. Built as part of the North... (more)

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An East Midlands train from Nottingham about to depart at 9.19 on a summer... (more)

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View eastward, towards Hereford: ex-Midland Hereford - Hay - Brecon line. The... (more)

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View westward, towards Stonehouse: ex-Midland Stonehouse - Nailsworth branch,... (more)

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View SE from the B6021 bridge. This had been the ex-Midland Nottingham -... (more)

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This station on the celebrated Settle & Carlisle Line (ex-Midland main line... (more)

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This is where the Midland Railway Swadlincote and Woodville Extension used to... (more)

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The former Midland railway main line, south of Goosehill junction.

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The Grade II listed Oakham Railway Station is an early piece of railway... (more)

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A train on a very short length of track, it is hoped one day to reopen the whole... (more)

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Opened in 1847 by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway on its line from... (more)

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The three steel bowstring girder spans. One of relatively few successful... (more)

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The industrial premises on the right occupy the area once occupied by the former... (more)

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View from the footbridge carrying the Cromford Canal towpath footpath. In the... (more)

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The interior as restored. The box was moved to its current location in 2020... (more)

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The interior as restored. The box was moved to its current location in 2020... (more)

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The interior as restored – with passing tanker train. The box was moved to... (more)

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This is where the Midland Railway Bretby Colliery Branch crossed a footpath and... (more)

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Midland Railway style milepost on the railway from Nottingham (N) to Lincoln... (more)

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The lane is now a farm track. The railway [marked by the line of trees] was the... (more)

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No trains are in sight, but there is still plenty of interest... Note the sign... (more)

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Marlborough Court - retirement housing - was built in 1988 on the alignment of... (more)

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This was the Midland Railway's branch to Hawes from Garsdale. There was... (more)

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This carried a connecting spur between the Mansfield to Nottingham line of the... (more)

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Seen from the end of the terrace alongside Trent Bridge Quays. The bridge was... (more)

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Along the embankment in the nearest trees. This is just south of Goosehill... (more)

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Now a road crossing, Lady Bay Bridge was built by the Midland Railway in 1878 to... (more)

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Five months before the station was closed (14/8/61 for passengers), this was... (more)

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View northward, towards Worksop: ex-Midland Nottingham - Mansfield - Worksop... (more)

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View westward, towards Hay and Brecon: ex-Midland Railway Hereford - Hay -... (more)

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Opened in 1876 by the Midland Railway on its lines from Leeds to Lancaster and... (more)

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Until closed completely on 1/1/62, the ex-Midland Rugby (LNW) (to left) -... (more)

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Nottingham Station, a terra cotta confection with Art Nouveau flourishes, built... (more)

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Classic Midland Railway design. The box became redundant following the... (more)

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A standard Midland Railway design, although with a modern steel staircase. The... (more)

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This train had started from Cambridge at nine o'clock. There had been fog... (more)

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