| Stage 2 - Newstead to
Mansfield Woodhouse |
| Passenger services were
extended from Newstead to Mansfield Woodhouse on |
| the 29th November 1995 with
new stations at Sutton Parkway, Mansfield and |
| Mansfield Woodhouse.
Kirkby opened a year later on 12th November 1996. |
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| A service for Mansfield
Woodhouse leaving Newstead. This is the point where |
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prior to opening Stage 2. 6th July 1998. |
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| A Mansfield Woodhouse bound
train from Newstead crossing. 6th July 1998. |
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| A Mansfield bound class 150
DMU approaching the east portal of Kirkby Tunnel |
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| A Mansfield bound class 150
DMU leaving the west portal of Kirkby Tunnel |
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| Looking east from Kirkby
Summit Junction. 6th July 1998. Visible between the bushes |
| to the right is the line to
Pye Bridge. |
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| Kirkby Summit Junction.
6th July 1998 |
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| Kirkby Summit signalbox. 8th
January 1996 |
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| On the 10th November 1995 in
the pouring rain Mansfield Woodhouse station is formally |
| opened by Sir George
Young, Transport Secretary. Following the ceremony the party |
| travelled to Nottingham in
DMU 150 018 strengthened by a DM from 150 022. |
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| On the 30th November 1995 58
040 "Cottam Power Station" in Mainline livery |
| heads north with a train of
loaded MGR wagons. At this time the north bound |
| platform, part of Phase 3,
had not been started. |
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