These images were taken by my late father during the latter days of BR and the abortive preservation attempt which followed.
I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has more details, especially of the quarries at Colsterworth to improve the captions.

Swayfield is on the ECML, near Corby Glen, south of Stoke Summit.
The photos were taken between January 1970 and February 1983.
They show the changes in motive power, stock and the surroundings over the period.
It was a pleasant place, an overbridge with parking space, low parapets, and only a short distance from my parents when I visited.

A few photos in Lincoln, Torksey, along the GN and GE joint soutwards, at Holton le Moor on the Grimsby line, and of the closed line to Grantham.
I worked at Branston, near Lincoln for 2 years, but took very few photos in the area.
The Midland line from Nottingham will be in another collection.

These photos were taken by my father, who had a track permit, in the late 1940's and early 1950's

These were mainly taken in the 1970s

Peascliffe Tunnel is north of Grantham. This collection illustrates some of the trains pasing there from the 70's to the 80's

These are the first few photos of this area, showing the shed. More will be added in due course

This collections covers most locations on the route. The majority of the images are from the 1970s, with a few from 1955 and around 2003.

These images are mainly of Belvoir junction (east of Bottesford on the Grantham to Nottingham line) and the iron ore quarries and sheds at Harlaxton. Some were taken in bad weather and are included for their historical interest.
I have only come across a few other pictures of this line.

These images cover many parts of this route, together with some photos of branches.
The period covered is early 50's to the 80's.
Many of the images at Toton in steam days were taken on a privately arranged visit.

Between 1970 and 1972 I sometimes used to change trains at Chesterfield when travelling from Nottingham to Manchester and had time to take a few photos.

Images taken at Derby Midland station over the years, steam and diesel.
Also a couple of the Railway Technical Centre

Images of the Great Central from the 1950s onwards. More images will be added in due course.

Most of these images were taken in the 70s, with a few earlier ones, including steam and green diesels and a few later ones. Sadly I never did take photos of the sheds!
Some of the photos are reminders of just bad the weather could be then.
I hope most places are correctly captioned.

These images were mainly taken in the 60s and 70s along the route covering many of the vantage points.

Preserved engines were kept at Market Overton and Sewstern, it was hoped to preserve either the High Dyke branch or the ex Midland Railway route to Saxby junction. Sadly the attempt foundered. This is a record of the time, presented in a logical sequence starting at High Dyke.
Amongst the engines present were Flying Scotsman, Pendennis Castle and Ellerman Lines (now exhibited in the NRM York).

The line ran from High Dyke, just north of Stoke Tunnel, on the ECML to serve the Iron Ore quarries in the areas of Colsterworth, Sproxton, Buckminster and Sewstern. It was opened by the GNR in 1916 and closed in 1973, at the time the quarries closed when it was decided to import iron ore.
By the time these photos were taken some of the local roads had been moved to allow quarry extensions, so the crossing names do not always fit the BR Sectional Appendix.

Mainly photos taken in the 1960s and 1970s from stations and the lineside with some more recent ones . Some of the images are included for their interest and may not be of the best quality.

Photos taken along the line mainly in the 70's and 80's with some earlier ones. Nowadays trains run into Nottingham Midland, photos are also included of the old route into Nottingham Victoria which closed in the 1960's when the Great Central main line closed.

Photos taken mainly from the 1960's to the 1990's from many locations with a wide variety of motive power. The High Dyke branch will be in a separate collection

Images taken since 1977, some showing parts of the old buildings as well as modern digital photos.

Photos taken between Grimsby and New Holland from the 60s on also showing the Humber Ferries at New Holland.