Southwell Trail - Photography Week 9 (2017)

These are a selection of images taken on a section of the Southwell Trail between the old Farnsfield railway station (1) and the A614 where the path ends. When it was a working railway the line would have continued towards Mansfield supporting the mining industry in the area (2):

Today the Southwell Trail is a recreational path but remnants of the railways can still be seen, including the railways bridges. The first bridge in the photographs below is situated on junction between Station Lane and Cockett Lane in Farnsfield and the other provides farming access across the trail. In the evening light the brick work, which I assume is original and Victorian, glows with a bright red-orange colour:

Near to the station building (now residential), and hidden in the undergrowth, is the edge of the old platform:

Walking along the trail was particularly pleasant in the early spring conditions. These were some of the views across the farmland:

Finally some early spring blooms including snowdrops, gorse flowers, and damson blossom:

(1) A selection of old photographs of Farnsfield Station from Farnsfield's History Society website: http://farnsfieldlhs.co.uk/gallery/railway/

(2) A sketch of the railway network in the Mansfield area: http://www.railchronology.free-online.co.uk/East%20of%20Mansfield%20rail%20plan.JPG