The Castle Donington line also known as Weston On Trent Branch Railway is a railway line in Derbyshire, England, that runs between Stenson Junction in...
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Castle Donington is a market town and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, on the edge of the National Forest and close to East Midlands Airport. The...
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Since 1980, Donington Park has played host to many rock festivals. The venue, located near Castle Donington in central England has built itself a reputation...
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Cross Country Route (redirect from Bristol-Birmingham-Derby Line)
uses parts of the South Wales Main Line, Midland Main Line, Swinton–Doncaster line, and the East Coast Main Line. Major cities and towns served along...
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Castle Donington Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent near Castle Donington, Leicestershire, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east...
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Castle Donington and Shardlow railway station served the market town of Castle Donington, Leicestershire, and the village of Shardlow, Derbyshire. It opened...
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in 1868. Its purpose was to connect Derby with Melbourne via the Castle Donington Line at Chellaston Junction. The entire route was double tracked (with...
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The Midland Main Line (MML), sometimes also spelt Midland Mainline, is a major railway line from London to Sheffield in Yorkshire via the East Midlands...
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11 mi) and Leicester (24 km or 15 mi). It has rail access from the Castle Donington line, road access from junction 24 of the M1 motorway, and lies immediately...
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Cross, regaining the Birmingham line at Stenson Junction using the Castle Donington line, opened throughout in 1873. Next was a branch from Bennerley Junction...
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Monsters of Rock (section Line-ups)
and heavy metal music festival. It was originally held annually in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989 and...
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The Melbourne Line was a railway line which ran from Derby to Ashby de la Zouch. It was used by the British Army and Allied engineers during the Second...
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19 (the Midland Main Line and East Midlands). The line sees a basic hourly service in each direction from Crewe to Newark Castle via Stoke-on-Trent, Uttoxeter...
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Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington, Coalville (where the council is based) and Ibstock. Notable villages in the district include Donington le Heath, Ellistown...
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East Midlands Airport (redirect from RAF Castle Donington)
Midlands Airport (IATA: EMA, ICAO: EGNX) is an international airport in Castle Donington, North West Leicestershire, England. The airport is situated between...
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It was opened on a branch line from Ilkeston to Heanor on the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) Derbyshire Extension line. Opened in 1891, passenger...
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Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Derbyshire, England. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport...
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(Branch) Melbourne line Sinfin North Sinfin Central Chellaston and Swarkestone Melbourne Castle Donington line Weston on Trent Castle Donington and Shardlow...
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52.85158°N 1.36553°W / 52.85158; -1.36553 (Castle Donington railway viaduct) Castle Donington line Railway 45 (72) A50 Trent Bridge Shardlow Cavendish...
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was a railway station that served the hamlet of Woodhead on the Woodhead Line. The station was opened on 8 April 1844 by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne...
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opened on 6 December 1869, when the Midland Railway opened its Weston, Castle Donington and Trent branch. It was closed to passengers on 21 September 1930...
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Barton-and-Walton) William Horace Hough 1912 - 1918 (afterwards station master at Castle Donington) U.R. Hawksley until 1923 (afterwards station master at Glapwell) J...
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station was on a freight-only loop to the west of the main Derby-Birmingham line, between Derby and Peartree. Fair, Thomas (4 July 2022). "Story of closed...
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Mill is the traditional crossing point of the River Trent between Castle Donington in Leicestershire and Weston-on-Trent in Derbyshire. The Mill was the...
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extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway line from Rowsley to Buxton. The station was closed in 1967. Peak Rail Heritage...
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followed by Glapwell Colliery in 1974, after which the line beyond Bolsover Castle fell into disuse. The line between Bolsover and Glapwell Colliery was taken...
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Nottingham Midland to Worksop line. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders. The line and station were closed...
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situated near Long Eaton in Derbyshire at the junction of the Midland Railway line from London to Derby and Nottingham. It was unusual in that it did not serve...
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the (Derby) Friargate Line. The line opened on 1 April 1878. The station was on the Derbyshire and Staffordshire extension line, which ran from Burton-upon-Trent...
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Derby, Derbyshire, England. The station was originally a stop on the former line between Derby and Ashby de la Zouch, which closed in 1930. On 4 October 1976...
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