railways by Denis Hill

Cartographic

George Sanderson’s map, Twenty miles around Mansfield, originally published in 1835, covers most of Nottinghamshire at a useful scale of 2¼ inches to 1 mile and depicts early railways connecting collieries with canal wharves in the Erewash valley, the route of Mansfield & Pinxton Railway and also the proposed route of the Midland Railway along the valley. A reproduction was been published by Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Library Services in 2001

Ordnance Survey


The Great Central engine and goods sheds and sidings at Thrumpton Lane, Retford as depicted on the 25" to a mile Ordnance Survey map (1920).

Large scale Ordnance Survey maps from the late 19th and early 20th centuries show the railways and associated structures in great detail:

Smaller scale maps depict the rail networks and stations at various dates throughout the 19th and 20th centuries:

These maps can be consulted at Nottinghamshire Archives or the local studies sections of Nottingham Central Library and the larger town libraries in the county.

National Rail Museum and Archive

“There are several hundred railway maps and plans in the Archives. These range from maps showing the proposed routes of early lines, through several examples of early published maps such as Bradshaw’s, Wyld’s and Cheffins’, through to the series of maps published by The Railway Clearing House, company and network maps, and examples of modern maps showing the boundaries of train operating companies.  There are also some examples of signalling and station plans.”

The National Archives


Railway Clearing House railway junction diagram of the Basford and Bulwell area north of Nottingham in 1913.

A wide range of maps and plans are held by TNA, including:

Further information is available on the National Archives online catalogue.

Nottinghamshire Archives

Search for records using Access 2 Archives and the Nawcat online catalogue. Holdings include:

The Last Main Line (The Great Central Railway)

The NOF-funded website makes available images of original plans for the section Great Central Railway London Extension between Annesley Junction and Rugby.