2019

SK6756 : Farnsfield-Southwell Trail, Kirklington Vicinity

taken 5 years ago, near to Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, England

Farnsfield-Southwell Trail, Kirklington Vicinity
Farnsfield-Southwell Trail, Kirklington Vicinity
Outbuilding behind the former Kirklington & Edingley Station (taken with owner's permission). The Rolleston Junction to Southwell line - 2.5 miles in each direction - was a branch off the Midland Railway Company’s Nottingham to Lincoln route that provided a single horse-drawn train per week until 1853. In 1860 the single carriage began to be hauled by an 0-4-4T eight-wheeled, four-coupled tank engine (i.e. a 'push-and-pull' “Paddy” service). In 1871 the single line track was extended beyond Southwell to Mansfield to aid the transportation of coal in an easterly direction, bringing the total length of the line to 12.5 miles and doubling the amount of coal being ‘exported’. Passengers were also able to travel between stations on this Mansfield and Rolleston Junction branch service between 1929 - 59. Thereafter, the line continued to be used for coal trains and some excursion trains until 1965. The track was finally taken up in 1969 and the Southwell Trail and Riverside Park now exist along its route.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Derelict, Disused Primary Subject: Railway Building
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SK6756, 57 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Hallam-Jones   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 29 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 30 July, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 6763 5665 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:6.1662N 0:59.4795W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 6763 5665
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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