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Location notes
Tuxford is near Newark in Nottinghamshire and is on the former line between Ollerton and High Marnham power station.
In July Network Rail opened the Rail Vehicle Development Centre or RVDC which, along with the renewed line, will be used to carry out development work as well as acceptance trials on new equipment is introduced to the network. Tuxford is the current eastern end of the line, although track continues further east. The line is joined to the national network at the western end.
In July Network Rail opened the Rail Vehicle Development Centre or RVDC which, along with the renewed line, will be used to carry out development work as well as acceptance trials on new equipment is introduced to the network. Tuxford is the current eastern end of the line, although track continues further east. The line is joined to the national network at the western end.
Railway type and traffic
The primary use for the line is for commisioning and testing of On Track Plant by Network rail. So expcect a lot of yellow vehicles.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Tuxford, High Marnham
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Environment
The line from Tuxford to High Marnham is about 4 miles and may be used in the future as tracks are still down. It runs along side the Tuxford - high Marnham road , the line crosses over the top of the road where the line now has been capped.
Road directions
Tuxford is on the A1 in Notts, leave the A1 from the North or South and follow signs for Lincoln. But, just as you reach the rail bridge for the ECML turn right where the signs say High Marnham 4 miles, go past the school and over the ECML, follow that road where the line runs down along side of you until the line goes over the top. There are several brdges to view the line.
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Tuxford, High Marnham map co-ordinates
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Parking
Best to park in Tuxford and walk.
Public transport
Amenities
Tuxford has a wide range of shops.
Accommodation
There is the Orchard park camp site, near Tuxford.
Sun Compass
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Tuxford, High Marnham
Streetmap links
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Tuxford, High Marnham
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Tuxford, High Marnham
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Photographic notes
Trains have only been going as far as Tuxford but may go down the line in future as there is new signs, ballast etc..
General views - All photographs © Nick Green unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 -
Fig 2 - Looking north
From the B1146 road side.
Location Video
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
