The nsr was built mainly for the brickworks of mapperley and thornywood, however, there were passenger services to daybrook and sherwood station. The nottingham suburban railway was a 3mile52chain 3. This is probably the most challenging of all the lines with a short section of st anns well road being the only part not segregated. The station lies within woodthorpe grange park in woodthorpe. Buy the story of the nottingham suburban railway vol. The railway opened in 1886 and was used for passenger services until the 1930s. The station was opened in 1857 by the great northern railway gnr at the terminus of its line from grantham, originally built by the ambergate, nottingham, boston and eastern junction railway. The nottingham suburban railway was a british railway company that constructed a line 3. The line ran between a junction with the great northern railways nottingham to grantham line at trent lane in sneinton, and the great northern railways derbyshire and staffordshire extension line at daybrook. Although he was compensated, ashwell didnt like this and sold the grange to edward parry, who coincidentally designed the railway that split the estate. It is part of the borough of gedling and lies next to the city boundary. As the nottingham lincoln line is still active with passenger and freight trains today, this book will act as an ideal guide to those who might wish to become more familiar with it.
The story of the nottingham suburban railway volume 2 by david g. The nottingham suburban railway by john marshall in the railway magazine, june 1961, pages 3739. The nottingham suburban railway opened a new line through sneinton, thorneywood, sherwood and daybrook. Nottingham suburban railway the mapperley and sherwood. The nottingham suburban railway, so its backers thought, could complement the great northerns extension line as well as providing a more direct route into the city. The nottingham suburban railway ran through the area, connecting trent lane junction in sneinton with daybrook, but bomb damage closed the sneinton end in 1941 and the line ceased operations completely in 1951. The operational years david g birch book law publications 2012. Woodthorpe, nottinghamshire nottingham, united kingdom. I will be there as previous to meet, greet and sign books as requested.
Nottingham suburban railway, formed in 1886, was opened on the 2nd december, 1889, and ran from trent lane east junction northwards to daybrook. The nottingham suburban railway was intended to provide commuter transport for the growing suburbs of sherwood and mapperley, which were inaccessible for horsedrawn trams and omnibuses because of the steep hills, and to serve the nottingham patent brickwork company works at carlton and mapperley. The nottingham suburban railway page 5 petes nottingham. See more ideas about nottingham, steam railway and nottingham city. Opened in 1889 the railway line was created as part of the nottingham suburban railway nsr and included sherwood station.
It was built to shorten the distance by train to ilkeston and towns on the leen valley railway line, and to connect important brickworks near nottingham. Thorneywood railway station was a station on the former great northern railway nottingham suburban railway in nottingham, england. Apparently this little light railway up in edwinstowe, which i had never heard of, has a couple of small engines which are close facsimiles of the engines that would have been used on the nsr. To see other stations on the nottingham suburban railway click.
Train simulator 2020 netherfield nottingham network b1 to the races duration. May 18, 2017 nottingham suburban railway photographic survey of tunnel portals and bridges made in 1904. Local author, peter jones, will be launching colchester tramways on saturday 10th august 2019, from 10. I filmed these scenes on my portable vhs equipment. Branch lines to the docks, paper back, by d brennand available only online. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The line was authorized by the great northern railway melton to leicester act of 1879. The nottingham model railway society formerly the nottingham bulwell mrs, but, back then, known simply as the bulwell mrs was formed in 1971, as a result of a group of five likeminded folk, with interests in railways and railway modelling, getting together. Nottingham st anns beacon hill rise thorneywood carlton valley. Booklaw publications the story of the nottingham suburban railway part. Batterdale books buys and sells secondhand books on british and overseas railways, canals, trams and buses, and industrial history. The line opened from marefield junction to lowesby on 15 may 1882, and a through service from lowesby to peterborough was instituted on 1 january 1883. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. The line is 97% segregated and adopts the route of much of the nottingham suburban, before taking the route of the great northern railway from daybrook.
It opened in 1889, closed to regular passenger traffic on 1 july 1916 and completely in 1951. It ran from trent lane junction on the great northern railways nottingham to grantham line, at its southern end, to a junction just east of daybrook station on the great northern railways derbyshire extension railway. The nottingham suburban railway line crossing thackerays. Miscellaneous books and records, stock and share registersand minutes of the nottingham suburban railway company. Woodthorpe grange park is a reminder of the days when the nottingham suburban railway ran through the park via the ashwell tunnel. Woodthorpe grange park opened to the public in 1922. In 1889, the nottingham suburban railway was built, running north to south across and under the estate. Bhi publications publishes railroad photo books intended for use by manufacturers and modelers. Geoffrey kingscott, lost railways of nottinghamshire, countryside books. This offer cannot be used by phone, post, shop or shows. The lineside varies greatly and includes many different industries, plus a rich variety of agricultural uses. The nottingham suburban railway was completed in 1889. The nottingham suburban railway it was located in the eastern suburbs of nottingham, which is a city in central england. I have also seen it identified by the name nottingham suburban railway on other maps.
Mar 20, 2010 buy story of the nottingham suburban railway. Vic mitchell at midland railway centre sat 4th may 2019. Our nottingham transport book shop is located at 382 carlton hill, nottingham ng4 1ja where everyone is welcome to come and browse. The nottingham suburban railway line crossing thackerays lane in woodthorpe. The nottingham suburban railway new vol 2 books rmweb a new 2volume series, entitled the nottingham suburban railway, by david birch, is to be published by book law publications.
The nottingham suburban railway ran from the trent lane junction on the gnr nottingham grantham line to daybrook, with 1048 yards of tunnels and a climb of over 200 feet in 3. Situated one and half miles from the city centre, with a frequent bus service from the victoria centre, and several car parks nearby if travelling by road. The short line was expensive to build due to difficult topography. I learnt that when they were building the nottingham suburban railway they used narrow a gauge railway to dispose of the waste material as they went along. The line ran between a junction with the great northern railway s nottingham to grantham line at trent lane in sneinton, and the great northern railway s derbyshire and staffordshire extension line at daybrook. Oct 29, 2008 i learnt that when they were building the nottingham suburban railway they used narrow a gauge railway to dispose of the waste material as they went along. From the early days of steam engines, to the development of steam and diesel locomotives and the heyday of rail travel, both the technical. Nottingham towards kirkby in ashfield middleton press. Picture nottingham george l roberts 45 of 59 1931 he original. Sherwood railway station was a station on the former great northern railway nottingham suburban railway in nottingham. Conception, construction, commencement david g birch book law publications 2010 the story of the nottingham suburban railway. Volume 3, the final volume was published on 17th march 2018. The story of the nottingham suburban railway vol 1 book.
Sign up to receive wonderful books and offers in your inbox. The new chord line included a station on an island platform. George l roberts uk by 1930, the suburban railway was only a single. May 17, 2018 the nottingham suburban railway line crossing thackerays lane in woodthorpe. It ran from trent lane junction in sneinton, about twothirds of a mile to the east of the great northern railway s then terminus at london road, through to the same companys. The story of the nottingham suburban railway volumes no. It is hard to believe the nottingham to kirkby section included a.
St anns well railway station was a station on the former great northern railway nottingham suburban railway in nottingham, england. Nottingham suburban railway company the national archives. The ertswhile nottingham suburban railway was operated by the gnr and, su bsequently, the lner and br er and ran from trent lane junction, on the exgnr line from nottin. The nottingham suburban railway by john marshall in the british railway journal, no 14, 1986. Woodthorpe grange was built in 1874 as the family home of henry ashwell.
Nottingham suburban railway vol 3 9781909625860 method. Nottingham became a county borough under the local government act 1888. The last train ran in 1951 following the decline of nsr, now the only remains of the line are in the tunnels throughout the park. The nottingham suburban railway from trent lane junction sk5994 on the gnr nottsgrantham line, to daybrook sk579445 on the gns original line from netherfield to basford, the nottingham suburban railway ran through hilly suburbs with 1,048 yards of tunnels and a climb of over 200 feet in 3. The lost railway stations of nottingham nottinghamshire live. The nottingham suburban railway page 3 petes nottingham. Historic freight operations, spanning the plentiful collieries and challenging grades of nottingham, and a plethora of iconic steam locomotives are ready for your command in this addon for train simulator. Nottingham suburban railway vol 2 the story of book law. This is probably the most challenging of all the lines with a short section of st anns well road being the. When nottingham victoria railway station was opened in 1900, the great northern had to construct a new chord line, carried mainly on brick arches and steel girders, by means of a junction at trent lane, east of london road, to weekday cross where it joined the great central main line. Booklaw publications nottingham suburban railway vol 2 the. South yorkshire junction railway project gutenberg self. Conception, construction, commencement by birch, david g isbn.
The stations were closed in july, 1916, passenger services ceased in 1931, the line was severed by. The station was designed by the local architect thomas chambers hine. Frederick pearson opened his store on long row that became nottinghams iconic pearsons of nottingham department store. It opened in 1889, regular passenger services ceased in 1916. The operational years story of the nottingham suburban railway. The former sherwood station and station masters house, on the nottingham suburban railway image. The big four railway companies lms, lner, southern railway and gwr with its iconic swindon works and the beginnings of british rail are all explored. For any body coming from nottinghamshire area these 3books are excellent as i was not old enought to remember the line in use the books did bring back. An agreement was arrived at whereby the gn would work the proposed line, providing all the locomotives, rolling stock and staff. A new 2volume series, entitled the nottingham suburban railway, by david birch, is to be published by book law publications. In consequence, there is a great diversity of freight stock to be enjoyed.
Chapter 6 in lost railways of nottinghamshire by geoffrey kingscott countryside books, 2004. Nottingham railway station, april 1987 part 1 youtube. The nottingham suburban railway new vol 2 books rmweb. Gnr trains originally used the midland station in nottingham, but there were frequent disputes, especially. Bradshaws railway manual, shareholders guide and official. It ran from trent lane junction on the great northern railway s nottingham to grantham line, at its southern end, to a junction just east of daybrook station on the great northern railway s derbyshire extension railway. The station lies within woodthorpe grange park in woodthorpe the nsr was built mainly for the brickworks of mapperley and thornywood, however, there were passenger services to daybrook and sherwood station. Since 1968 arnold has had a market, and the town used to have numerous factories associated with the hosiery industry.
The story of the nottingham suburban railway part 3 book. Bradshaws railway manual, shareholders guide and official directory. Midland main lines nottingham towards kirkby in ashfield the gcr route 1898 to 1966. A further question and possibly a more accurate dating of the map arises as on jan 1st 1923 the great northern railway name, along with the nsr and gcr ceased to exist as absorbed into the lner, nottingham s other 2 railways the midland and london north. As the nottinghamlincoln line is still active with passenger and freight trains today, this book will act as an ideal guide to those who might. Arnold is a market town, unparished area and suburb of the city of nottingham, in the english ceremonial county of nottinghamshire its to the northeast of nottingham s city boundary, and is in the local government district of gedling borough. It was nominally an independent company sponsored by the denaby and cadeby colliery company but was worked by the hull and barnsley railway. In 1905, parry sold the estate to godfrey small a nottingham. The story of the nottingham suburban railway vol 3 death, destruction, demolition and development. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Woodthorpe is a suburban area of arnold, nottinghamshire. It is next to the areas of mapperley, daybrook, sherwood and the main arnold area. The south yorkshire junction railway was a railway which ran from wrangbrook junction on the main line of the hull and barnsley railway to near denaby main colliery village, south yorkshire. The nottingham suburban railway page 4 petes nottingham.