Nottingham & Melton Railway 1872 - 2012

The Nottingham & Melton Railway 1872 to 2012 is the latest update to a comprehensive publication covering every aspect of this section of the former Midland Main Line from Nottingham to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. Most of the line is now used as the Old Dalby Test Track, home of the 1984 nuclear flask crash, test bed for the Advanced Passenger Train (APT) & the Virgin Pendolino. First published in 1989 & described by the British National Archives as a "definitive piece of research", it has since been upgraded four times, this edition taking us to 2012 . The first eight chapters cover the history of the line with a complete summary of the passenger services the line carried. These chapters are of particular interest of the rail enthusiasts. The next seven chapters are particularly popular with local historians as we travel the line from Nottingham through West Bridgford, Edwalton, Plumtree, Widmerpool, Upper Broughton, Old Dalby, Saxelby, Grimston & Holwell, concluding at Melton Mowbray. Each station has its own Fact Tables, and the illustrations include photographs of the line taken by BR Research just before closure. The concluding chapters cover Holwell Works, Asfordby Mine, and the iron-ore branches to Eaton & Waltham. This edition is a 342 page A4 paper publication, and includes pictures of the CEGB Train Crash and the demoltion of Asfordby colliery.