The Society is currently engaged in creating a photographic
archive of the railways in and around Retford and Worksop in North
Nottinghamshire. So far we have accumulated over 1600 pictures covering
the steam, diesel and electric eras. We are always looking out for further
photographs to enhance our collection; if you have any information about our
area, please come along to our clubrooms any Wednesday evening or contact us via
email. A few images from our collection are illustrated below. If
you are searching for information on the railways in North Nottinghamshire,
please contact us, we may be able to assist.
A full list of all of the images contained in the archive is available by
clicking this DATABASE
link. Please note that this is quite a large file and depending the speed of
your connection, may take some time to download.
We recently
received a copy of newspaper report which appeared in the The Times on August
25th 1873 about a fatal railway accident at
Retford. Any additional information about this accident would be much
appreciated. We also have a
copy of the official report on the 1923
railway accident just north of Retford station. Produced for the Ministry
of Transport by Colonel J W Pringle, the document explains the circumstances of
the accident and includes eye witness reports and recommendations. We have
added a few pictures to show extent of the damage to the trains and the
surrounding infrastructure.
If you find any errors or broken links on these pages or have any comments or questions about the
Bassetlaw (North Notts) Railway Society, please email: richard@deas.net
