Some pictures of the former Plumtree station area.

Click on the picture for a bigger image - all pictures are the author's unless otherwise credited

	The Up side station buildings pictured in 1908 Real Photos		A picture of the signal box at Plumtree taken in 1957 with the goods shed in the background. This was on the Down side just at the south end of the platform Alan Johnson
	The station in 1966 taken from the south. The Down side buildings and the signal box have gone at this stage. Note the stored trolley buses - see link below for more photos Author's collection		A general view of the rear of former station buildings in 1987 looking north - now converted into a pub and known as 'The Bistro'
	A 1987 view across the front of the station building reveals a tasteful restoration, now spoilt by the addition of a conservatory		Another view of the station front as it was in 1987
.	A close-up of the restored station frontage with typical Midland Railway windows		A general view of the rear of the former station from the south
	A close up of the entrance doorway on the road side		The goods shed at Plumtree was a substantial brick building and was pictured in 1987
	Detail of the goods shed windows		The goods shed from the north in 1987
	The weighbridge at Plumtree looked a bit worse for wear in 1987		The provender store was remarkably intact when pictured in 1987
	Another view showing a bit of graffiti

In the 1960's the East Midlands Transport Society leased the goods yard at Plumtree with the intention of establishing a transport museum there. However the limitations of the site saw the project eventually fail and most of the trolleybuses went to Sandtoft.

There's a collection of pictures of the Museum here

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