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An Edwardian view of Midland station complete with tram lines. Click here for a view of the station in the mid 1950's
A 1995 view of the station. Surprisingly, the front of the building is little changed.
The WH Smith Bookstall was removed several years ago when the booking hall was refurbished.
Early morning at Midland station.

The Midland Railway's goods offices in Carrington Street.
A view of the remains of the Midland Railway's Goods and Grain Warehouse undergoing demolition to make way for a new develoment. Fortunately, the adjoining office building (featured above) has been retained and restored.

The much missed Victoria station at Nottingham is depicted on this Edwardian postcard as is the nearby Victoria Hotel. The station closed on September 4th, 1967 and, with the exception of the clock tower which still stands, was demolished and replaced by a particularly ugly multi storey structure incorporating a shopping centre and flats. The Victoria Hotel still stands but has long passed from railway ownership. Click here for a view of the exterior of the statiopn in the mid 1950s.
One artefact of Victoria which survived long after closure was the large chasm north of the station and the tunnel entrance which was put to imaginative use advertising the Nottingham Building Society. Click here for a view of the station in the late 1950s.
A close up of the Nottingham Building Society advertisement.

South of Victoria station was Weekday Cross junction, parts of the viaducts still remaining. Looking south the main line to Loughborough and Leicester can be seen heading off towards Midland station once crossed by a rather impressive bride long since removed. Just visible to the left is the remains of the viaduct which carried the line from the junction to High Level station and Grantham.
A similar view to the previous one, but taken in September 2000 after the demolition of part of the viaduct a coupleof months earlier. A new viaduct which will carry a secion of the Nottingham Tram Route will be constructed at this location. Apparently the GCR structure was deemed "unsuitable".
This very robust structure once carried the railway to High Level station over the Canal. It has since been removed.
A view of the bridge which carried the Great Central over the canal. This has also been removed.
The impressive 170ft. girder bridge which carried the Great Central over the Midland Station is illustrated here and was demolished in the mid 1970's.
The last remaining reminder of the LNWR's link to their goods shed in the city.

High Level station found various uses after closure and is depicted here whilst in use as an Antiques Shop. The viaduct which carried the Nottingham Victoria to Grantham line can be seen in the background.
The building also found use as Sam Fays Bar & Restaurant. It is currently named Hooters.
Sam Fays maintained the railway flavour of the building and had an 0 - 4 - 0 tank engine outside and several railway artefacts in the building itself. The seating itself was laid out railway carriage style and even the menu maintained the theme with starters called "Boarding Points" and main courses "Main Lines" !
Over 30 years since closure, but the trackbed and platform at High Level are still clearly visible. This has since been removed.

The fine Great Northern Low Level station was closed to passengers on May 22nd, 1944, although it did remain open to goods until and servedlatterly serving as a parcels depot until 1988 handling a million packages per annum.
Due to its listed status, this fine builing has survived demolition and has undergone refurbishment at various times. There have been several plans to find a new use for it including a museum and a cinema complex. Another idea was to relocate the structure at the GCR's Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre at nearby Ruddington. The most recent scheme was to transform it into a Fitness Centre and swimming pool, but nothing appears to have come of this proposal.
The very overgrown yard approaching Low Level station and the derelict Goods Yard signalbox which was demolished several years ago.
A view from rail level looking towards the Low Level terminus.
Thanks to an amicable security guard, access was allowed onto the station to take the following photographs showing the interior of Low Level station following refurbishment.
Another view from the former refreshment rooms.
Some of the trackbed has been filled in but this particular one remained.
The outer platform.

The rather austere but impressive Great Northern warehouse. A listed structure, the top floor and roof were unfortunately destroyed by fire shortly after this photograph was taken.
The ajoining warehouse, which was designed by architect T.C. Hine and built in 1857, also suffered an arson attack in 1998 and is currently under threat of demolition although its "listed" status will hopefully prevent this from taking place.

The Nottingham Suburban line is a trbute to the enterprise of its engineers. Although under 4 miles in length, it had three tunnels, viaducts, bridges, cutings and three intermediate stations at Thorneywood Wells Road and Sherwood. It was opened in 1889 but lost its passenger on September 14th, 1931. Bomb damage resulted in the line being severed south of Thorneywood. This bridge which once carried the "up" line of the suburban still spans Trent Lane.

The line between Thorneywood and Daybrook remained open to goods until August 1st, 1951. Even after so many years, fragments do remain including the northern portal of the 128 yard Sneinton Tunnel which, although partly filled, serves as a rifle range.

The rather attractive Midland Railway box at Sneinton Junction. Further details and illustratiuons of signal boxes on the line from Nottingham to Lincoln can be found in the excellent Midland Microcosm site.
Netherfield Junction as viewed from the cab of a Class 120 dmu. The Midland Railway route to Newark and Lincoln heads straight into the distance whilst the line to Grantham (installed in 1965 to link with the former GNR route) can be seen diverging to the right,
There are relatively few major engineering features on the line from Nottingham to Grantham. One is this rather attractive bridge which carries the railway over the River Trent near Radcliffe-on-Trent, a 153 unit is seen crossing it en-route to Nottingham.
A viaduct carries the Nottingham to Grantham line into Radcliffe-on-Trent. In the foregrouind is the comparatively new viaduct (dating from the 1960s) which carried the freight branch to Cotgrave Colliery (now closed). 60054 "Charles Babbage" is seen hauling the weekday Rectory Junction to Lindsey Oil Refinery tankers - currently the only scheduled freight service over the route. At Grantham the train has to reverse before taking the ECML to Newark.