Bilsthorpe colliery was well served by railways. My bike ride took me up the former track bed from Farnsfield Junction and beneath the A617. This had provided a direct link out to the south for the Midland Railway. Through the settlement, past the former colliery site and over the branch to the concentration sidings, I was in search of the continuation of the LMS/LNER Joint route to Ollerton. The road bridge over the formation between Bilsthorpe and Eakring still stands, but the land below it on either side is just a tangle of vegetation.
No comments:
Post a Comment