Ilkeston celebrated historic station opening
Jubilant celebration ensued on Sunday 2nd April as enthusiastic crowds lined platform 2 of Ilkeston’s new station to welcome the arrival of the first train in over 50 years. Closed 2nd January 1967 due...
View ArticleExcited locals get a glimpse of famous Flying Scotsman at Ilkeston Station
The famous Flying Scotsman flew through Ilkeston today bound for York from Ealing Broadway, London, and sighted by enthusiastic spectators with cameras all along the route.
View ArticleIlkeston station Junction Cafe goes from strength to strength
With the opening of the Ilkeston station in April 2017, the footfall and customers so desperately needed by the Junction Cafe finally appeared and the business is now doing well.
View ArticleStagecoach sidelined as new East Midlands operator Abellio promises better...
Later this year, East Midlands Trains is to become East Midlands Railway as operator Stagecoach gives way to Dutch outfit Abellio who promise to invest in services, introduce better trains and make...
View ArticleMy stubborn stance on cancelled trains
A simple trip from Skegness to Ilkeston turned into a battle to get home, showing the broken British railway system in all its embarrassing glory.
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