Cransley and Loddington Ironstone Branch (Midland Railway)

Introduction

This branch ran to Cransley originally, and was later extended.




Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Kettering to Loddington

4F 0-6-0 44575 stands at Kettering station circa 1962. This locomotive was withdrawn from Wellingborough shed in November 1964. ...
Doug Nicholls //1962
Still life with HST at Kettering - heading for Sheffield on 2 December 2012. ...
Ken Strachan 02/12/2012
Kettering station looks welcoming on a cold Sunday afternoon. It's rare to see the largely-original facade not obscured by taxis and other vehicles; ...
Ken Strachan 02/12/2012
The 16.45 to Corby stands at Kettering on 2 December 2012. The 4-car class 222 should have enough seats. ...
Ken Strachan 02/12/2012
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A microcosm of the tragedy of closure - someone once spent a lot of time shaping this floor tile to fit around a pipe at Loddington. No doubt it gave ...
Ken Strachan 21/08/2016
Looking away from Kettering see image 41276, it is hard to believe that the trackbed is to the right; the path to the left may have been a ...
Ken Strachan 21/08/2016
Sometimes, the dedicated railway rambler should really carry a Geiger counter. Old sleepers covered in moss at the Loddington freight terminus emit a ...
Ken Strachan 14/04/2018
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