Mansfield and Pinxton Railway: Tramway Trackbeds and Deviations at Kirkby-in-Ashfield

The first of a series of short media clips documenting aspects of the history of the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway which celebrates its bicentenary in 2019. The line opened as a horse drawn tramway and today is mainly a freight only line from Kirkby-in-Ashfield Station Junction on the Robin Hood Line to Pye Bridge Junction on the Erewash Valley line. Occasionally it is used as an alternative route for Robin Hood line trains. The first clip looks at the remains of the 1819 tramway trackbed and its deviations in Kirkby Portland Pa
A Steering Committee is overseeing a Heritage Lottery Fund bid for a Project to commemorate the bicentenary of the line. The funding bid is expected to be submitted to HLF in April 2018 with the Project running for two years commencing in September 2018.

[@AlexanderJoneshttps]

So proud of my hometown also moved to WM but still my home of Pinxton

[@mubuminer1086]

Pinxton has a marvellous industrial, transport and social history. Pity that the John King Museum in the village is now closed.

[@AlexanderJoneshttps]

@@mubuminer1086 I agree I love it's agriculture and it's history I didn't know about the museum that closed sorry abput that through

[@spyderdryverlee4581]

Hi David. A Kirkby Lad here, born and bred. I often bike ride some of the old M&P trackbeds, including one in your vid and the section behind Erewash Street. I've a similar interest in local history and coal in my veins, but not in my knees like my Dad did. I only went down (Newstead) once but I did spend twenty years making pit props. There's what looks like another deviation just after the Park Lane crossing. Am I right? I remember your brother's wild bird paintings too. Geoff.

[@lostpilgrimmedia_multimedia]

Great Video

[@crozzy04]

Interesting stuff. Thanks for the video. I went down to the Bentinck line where the bridge crosses over mill lane a few days ago. Some interesting finds down there such as old signal lighting hidden amongst the trees. The bridge over mill lane looks to be in some disrepair on top of it.

[@mubuminer1086]

The coloured light signal in the trees was the limit the MGR train ran to before backing through the Bentinck Colliery Rapid Loading Bunker. The Bunker operated from 1977 to early 2000.

[@glynscothern4073]

4 LINES 3 STATIONS 2 rivers starting MAUN / EREWASH my home town

[@jonsnow6741]

been a long time since the miners arms

[@mubuminer1086]

Yes, there were some bonny times in there!

[@mubuminer1086]

Some good nights there in the 1980's and 1990's. I don't know how I got home some times!