Edwalton trains

Edwalton

Some pictures of trains in the area between West Bridgford and Edwalton area over the years

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	In the 1930s a Patriot Class 4-6-0 tackles the gradient out of Nottingham with a London express pictured to the north of Edwalton station around 121MP T G Hepburn - Rail Archive Stephenson		Sometime in 1932 a double-headed Up service passes Smart's Brickworks at Ludlow Hill en route to London. The location lay between Devonshire road and Boundary Road Unknown
	Another double-headed service with M&GN 4-4-0 No:53 leading with the train engine Fowler 2-6-2T No:2338 pictured in the cutting just north of Edwalton station with a Yarmouth train c1936 Unknown		Fowler 7F 9504 lays down a smokescreen in July 1934 photographed at the same location T G Hepburn - Rail Archive Stephenson
	Patriot class 5XP No. 6011 'Illustrious' coasts down the 1:200 from Edwalton with a St Pancras to Leeds express in 1934. Empty milk tanks bound for Appleby. T G Hepburn - Rail Archive Stephenson		Class 4P Fowler tank loco No. 2340 coasts down from Edwalton with a Melton Mowbray - Nottingham local in 1934 T G Hepburn - Rail Archive Stephenson
	Edwalton cutting 1934 Unknown but probably T G Hepburn
	A Stanier Class 5 heads a London train past Smart's Brickworks at Ludlow Hill north of the cutting at Edwalton sometime during the 1950's J P Wilson		An Up express passes Edwalton station on Saturday 2nd October 1948 Unknown
	In 1952, the 8.15 Nottingham to London morning express passes Edwalton on the climb to Folly Hall summit hauled by Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 No:45560 'Prince Edward Island'. The site of the former station is beyond the north end of the test track and now buried under housing. T J Edgington
	In the summer of 1956 a Stanier 8F 2-8-0 with steam to spare hauls a long mixed freight up the 1 in 200 in the vicinity of 121 MP, just north of Edwalton station beyond the end of the present test track. This cutting is now part of the 'Green Line', a footpath through West Bridgford, which runs along the former railway from Boundary Road, crosses Devonshire Road (bridge No:13) and stops just short of Melton Road bridge (No:12). John Oxley
	A rather poor photo of a Fairburn 2-6-4T on the Nottingham-Melton local in the cutting north of the station c1950 Unknown		This very interesting view from the A606 roadbridge shows a Class 4F on a pick up freight engaged in a spot of shunting with its train standing on the Up road. Note the stored coaches in the Down loop Unknown
	In the summer of 1956 a Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 No: 45628 'Somaliland' heads an afternoon London express past 121 MP, whilst a light engine drifts down the line towards Nottingham. John Oxley		A special train for Nottingham rolls into the Down platform at Edwalton in the summer of 1958. T G Hepburn - Rail Archive Stephenson
	A Special excursion DMU for Dudley Zoo approaching the Down platform at Edwalton on Sunday 27th July 1958. The station had been closed for many years so it is not clear why there are so many people on both platforms. As it was a Sunday all the signals would be pulled off as the box was probably locked out. J P Wilson		A London express thunders through Edwalton station sometime in 1958 Unknown
	On 2nd May 1959 an unidentified Royal Scot heads an FA Cup football special to Wembley past Edwalton (Forest beat Luton Town 2-1) Unknown		Fowler 2-6-4 tank 40504 leads an unidentified train engine on a London service and is seen here approaching Edwalton station in the 1950s Unknown
	On Saturday 26th February 1966 an 8F hauls a coal train up the grade out of Nottingham and is seen here approaching Edwalton Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.		A Melton-Nottingham local passes the signalbox at Edwalton station on Saturday 29th January 1966 Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.
	1M88 1520 Leeds-St Pancras passing Smart's Sidings on 15th April 1966. Smart's Sidings was controlled from a ground frame and at this time was used by Mason's Timber Note the difference from the previous photo at this location. The gate has been thrown aside and there is a new building on the north side of the site and stacks of timber in the yard. Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.		The same southbound service powers up the 1 in 200 towards Folly Hall. Pictured around 121MP in 1966 Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.
	On Sunday 30th January 1966 a southbound express passes Edwalton station Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.		North of Edwalton station a Nottingham express heads for its destination on 29th January 1966. Pictured from Boundary Road bridge Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.
	Up service 1M24 pictured in the cutting immediately to the north of Edwalton station on 29th January 1966 Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.		A Melton-Nottingham local rolls through Edwalton station on 29th January 1966 Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.
	A Peak class diesel with the Thames - Clyde express heads north through the remains of Edwalton station on 14th May 1967 Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.		The same train at Edwalton from a different angle Courtney Haydon Collection R.C.T.S.
	Taken in 1967 through the observation windows of the 'Officer's saloon' or a similar vehicle being propelled along the line, this is the view near 120 MP looking on the Down line towards Edwalton and West Bridgford. This part of the line is now just to the north of the end of the test track and is adjacent to Edwalton Golf course. The footbridge is No: 18 (now removed) with the second Melton Road bridge (No:17) on the A606 visible through it also removed and filled in, with Edwalton station beyond. Author's collection

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