- Nottingham to Grantham Line
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Nottingham-Grantham Line
A class 158 nearing Radcliffe stationOverview Type Heavy rail System National Rail Status Operational Locale Lincolnshire
Nottinghamshire
East MidlandsTermini Nottingham
52°56′50″N 1°08′48″W / 52.9471°N 1.1467°W
Grantham
52°54′24″N 0°38′35″W / 52.9067°N 0.6430°WStations 8 Operation Opened 1850 Owner Network Rail Operator(s) East Midlands Trains Rolling stock Class 153 Super Sprinter
Class 156 Super Sprinter
Class 158 Express SprinterTechnical No. of tracks Two Track gauge Standard Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Nottingham-Grantham Line LegendMidland Main Line Nottingham Nottingham to Lincoln Line Netherfield To Gedling Colliery Rectory Junction River Trent To Cotgrave Colliery Radcliffe To Melton Mowbray Bingham Aslockton Elton and Orston Bottesford West Junction Newark on Trent to Melton Mowbray line Bottesford Poacher Line Allington Junction East Coast Main Line Grantham East Coast Main Line The Nottingham to Grantham Line is a branch line between the towns of Nottingham and Grantham in the East Midlands of England. It follows the A52.
The following places are served by the line.
- Nottingham
- Netherfield
- Radcliffe on Trent
- Bingham
- Aslockton and Whatton
- Elton and Orston
- Bottesford
- Grantham
Contents
Routes to Skegness
At Grantham, the line meets the East Coast Main Line and also the Grantham to Skegness Line. Not all Skegness-bound trains stop at Grantham, and the express service (limited stop) has its first stop at Sleaford, splitting from the Grantham line near Allington onto the Grantham Avoiding Line at Allington junction.[1] The journey on this route to Skegness takes 1 hour 50 minutes, compared to 2 hours 20 minutes via Grantham.
History
The line was initially operated by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway from July 15 1850, taken over by the GNR in 1852. At Bottesford, the line was crossed by a north-south LNWR line from Melton Mowbray to Newark on Trent (this northern section was owned by GNR). A western spur of this railway (through Barnstone) joined at Saxondale junction.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.signalbox.org/gallery/e/allingtonjcn.htm
- ^ http://www.meltonmowbray.steamrailways.com/Barnstone%20Branch.htm
External links
Coordinates: 52°57′12″N 0°52′30″W / 52.9533°N 0.8750°W
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