With previously unpublished images, explore the history of the heyday of British railways in the East Midlands.

The GN built the Nottingham-Grantham line primarily to carry coal from its Midlands origins to the main markets in the South. With minerals accounting for 60% o

Exploring the area covered by the East Midlands ranger ticket. The area is also one of the busiest for observing the country’s freight train movements.

In the days when coal was king, an ambitious plan was laid for an east-to-west cross country rail route, connecting the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington to a