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Originally Posted by wyvern
I've recently been trying to find out about the stations along the Erewash Valley line. Although there is a wealth about most of the lines in Derby, it seems the Erewash was so familiar to everyone, nobody thought to write about it.
Perhaps its the same with Leebotwood. All I have is the date of opening and closing and that it was opened by the Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint Railway. |
Ah yes, the stations up from Stapleford & Sandiacre, Stanton Gate etc all the way up to Clay Cross Junction. There they were in the 1960s, all open with their maroon LMR signs and old-fashioned lamps, broad platforms and all beautifully kept. The train always seemed to grind its way along through a succession of "temporary" 20mph speed limits over the Nottinghamshire coal mines. It was tedious at the time and I never took any photographs. What a pity.