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© Mr Alexander Fisher
Thanking Alex for sending photo of a New Hucknall Colliery train, he further uncovers some fascinating rail connections from Westhouses. When Secretary of their Residents Action Group, they have some very keen railway enthusiasts able to reveal their busy railway sheds actually tracking down Huthwaites pit trains.
A map backs up claim there had been proposed plans extending these village coal distribution lines with direct links into Sutton and through our Whiteborough passenger station. Learning of such historic industrious relations, eventually helped detail when Huthwaite gained its past railways to add delight sharing any more Westhouses rail scenes.
Steam engines powered the industrial revolution before inviting new passenger transport. The magnificent locomotive shown fronting its sheds probably represents one of the first machines once smoking paths through Hucknall Huthwaite. Overlooking large Westhouses sheds reveals where they housed and maintained all local coal trains beyond the Midland Railway.
Alexander adds these marvellous views showing firstly the working New Hucknall Colliery Sidings signal box aside Common Road. Key labelling Blackwell East may relate original positioning on the earlier known Midland Railway Blackwell Branch line.
A similar Sutton Colliery Signal Box offers a Huthwaite reminder later losing last rail links after 1989 closure of that Brierley Pit.
19 Mar 05 by Gary Elliott Updated 03 Mar 09