The Robin Hood Line is a railway line running from Nottingham to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. The stations between Shirebrook and Whitwell (inclusive) are in Derbyshire. Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Worksop at grid reference SK585792 Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...

The towns and villages served by the route are listed below:

• Nottingham
• Bulwell
• Hucknall
• Newstead
• Kirkby-in-Ashfield
• Sutton-in-Ashfield
• Mansfield
• Mansfield Woodhouse
• Shirebrook
• Langwith, Nether Langwith and Whaley Thorns
• Creswell
• Whitwell
• Worksop

Passenger services are operated by Central Trains. The line in its present form opened to passengers in stages between 1993 and 1998. Following the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, the line had been freight-only. The cuts had left Mansfield as one of the largest towns in Britain without a railway station. Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... Bulwell lies approximately four and a half miles to the North-west of Nottingham City Centre. ... Map sources for Hucknall at grid reference SK534493 Hucknall, formerly known as Hucknall Torkard, is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the district of Ashfield. ... Newstead is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a former mining town in Greater Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, with a population of 25,265 (according to the 2001 National Census). ... Categories: Stub | Towns in Nottinghamshire ... Location within the British Isles Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire. ... Map sources for Mansfield Woodhouse at grid reference SK540632 Mansfield Woodhouse is a small town about 2 km north of Mansfield itself, in Nottinghamshire, UK. It lies about 4 km south of Shirebrook. ... Map sources for Shirebrook at grid reference SK523674 Shirebrook is a small town in North East Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire. ... Langwith College, York Langwith College is a college of the University of York, home to the English and Educational Studies departments and the second college to be opened following the universitys foundation in 1963. ... Creswell is the name of several places: In the United Kingdom: Creswell, Derbyshire with Creswell Crags nearby Creswell, Staffordshire Creswell Hall, a dormitory at UGA In the United States: Creswell, Oregon Creswell, North Carolina It is also a surname, and may refer to Creswell Creswell, British judge Frederic Creswell, South... Whitwell is the name of several villages in the UK and a place in Tennessee. ... Map sources for Worksop at grid reference SK585792 Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. ... Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and cross-country trains in central England. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British governments attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be little-used and unprofitable... The outrageously crowded Woodstock festival epitomized the popular antiwar movement of the 60s. ...

History

The current Robin Hood Line never previously existed as it does now, it being formed from two formerly separate railways. The bulk of the line re-uses the former Midland Railway route from Nottingham London Road to Worksop. However, to keep the costs of the re-opening initiative as low as possible, as much still extant line as possible was to be re-used. The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922. ...

From Nottingham, the line remained intact as far as Newstead, where it had served the now closed Newstead Colliery. Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... Newstead is a small village in Nottinghamshire, England. ...

From Worksop, the line followed the old Midland route as far as Sutton-in-Ashfield. Between Sutton-in-Ashfield and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, the line had been diverted to join the former Great Northern Railway (GNR) route through the area. This had allowed British Rail to sell land right in the centre of Kirkby-in-Ashfield whilst keeping a route through the town. After crossing the town on the GNR route, the line re-joined the old MR route, where it remained as a freight line to Pye Bridge, near Ironville. Map sources for Worksop at grid reference SK585792 Worksop is a town in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the River Ryton at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest. ... Categories: Stub | Towns in Nottinghamshire ... Location within the British Isles Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a former mining town in Greater Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, with a population of 25,265 (according to the 2001 National Census). ... The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Ironville in Derbyshire built by the Butterley Company as a model village to house its workers, around 1830 It is situated between Riddings and Codnor Park, near to Pye Hill and the bend in the Cromford Canal where its turns southward down the Erewash Valley and the junction with its...

When plans for the Robin Hood Line were drawn up, it was decided to stay with the GNR route through Kirkby-in-Ashfield (as this avoided having to buy-back land), then swing south-east via Kirkby South Junction onto the former Great Central Railway main line from Manchester to London. The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). ...

After briefly following the GCR, the line would then climb to re-join the Midland route to Nottingham, to allow reconnection at Newstead.

This plan had a major obstacle: The Robin Hood hills at Annesley. Both the Great Central Railway and the Midland Railway had driven tunnels through these picturesque landmarks, however since both lines were closed both tunnels had been filled in! The Great Central Railway's tunnel had been at a lower level than the Midland's, and so was much longer. It was therefore much cheaper to re-excavate the Midland's tunnel. Annesley is a village and civil parish in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, between Hucknall and Sutton-in-Ashfield. ...

The new line from Nottingham to Newstead opened in 1993, although Bulwell station didn't open until 1994. It was extended to Mansfield Woodhouse in 1995, with Kirkby-in-Ashfield station opening in 1996. The through passenger route from Nottingham to Worksop opened in 1998. Nottingham station Nottingham station is the principal railway station in the city of Nottingham and the Greater Nottingham area. ... Newstead railway station serves the village of Newstead in Nottinghamshire, England. ... Bulwell station is a railway station and tram stop in Bulwell, Nottingham, England. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... Manfield Woodhouse railway station serves the town of Mansfield Woodhouse which joins the larger town of Mansfield. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station serves the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Worksop railway station serves the town of Worksop in Nottinghamshire, England. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Since then the section between Bulwell and Hucknall has been converted from double track to single track to allow space for the new Nottingham Express Transit tramway, which follows the route as far north as Hucknall. The Nottingham tram opened in March 2004. Bulwell lies approximately four and a half miles to the North-west of Nottingham City Centre. ... Map sources for Hucknall at grid reference SK534493 Hucknall, formerly known as Hucknall Torkard, is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the district of Ashfield. ... A tram in downtown Nottingham. ...

External links

• Robin Hood Line Timetable