Publisher’s Synopsis
Of the industrial East Midlands, Nottingham was destined to become one of the most important railway centres in the country, with the Midland Railway, the Great Northern, the London and Northwestern and ultimately the Great Central all vying for the lucrative coal and passenger traffic that the area generated.  The result was a remarkable and complex network of lines, with areas such as that northwards towards Mansfield where  the lines of  three of these companies ran parallel.  The result of the competition was that the city gained two dramatic stations - Midland and Victoria - along with numerous freight yards and depots, whilst, to service the huge coal traffic the massive yard at Toton was constructed. Inevitably, with Grouping and later Nationalisation, the number of competing lines has declined and with the decline has come closure of famous sites. But Nottingham still retains a fascinating role in the modern British Rail and with the opening of the new ‘Robin Hood’ line and the proposals for the reinstatement of the direct line to Melton Mowbray, the city is witnessing the birth of a second railway revolution.
In the latest of the successful ‘Rail Centres’ series, Michael Vanns narrates the history of the railways of Nottingham from the earliest days, through the era of competition and rationalisation, to the positive developments of the 1990s.  Illustrated throughout with a superb collection of photographs ‘Rail Centres: Nottingham’ is the definitive account of the growth of railways in this area.
Ian Allan Publishing; 1993. First edition. Hardcover with unclipped dust cover. Book and Cover in near fine condition. Black and white photographs. pre-owned. ISBN: 0711021708