Railways in Bolsover and the North Derbyshire Coalfield

How did railways develop in Bolsover and the north Derbyshire coalfield? What caused their decline? Find out answers to these questions in this section.
A porter on the Great Central Railway (formerly the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway) at Bolsover, some time between 1907 and 1923. Image courtesy of Picture the Past www.picturethepast.org.uk
Content generated during research for the paperback book 'Bolsover: Castle, Town and Colliery' (ISBN 13 : 978-1-86077-484-3) for the England's Past for Everyone series