Railways have always held a fascination for enthusiasts, authors and artists alike, quite apart from their use by the travelling public and for freight. Although not something we usually feature on the Rocks by Rail website we thought these two artists impressions of quarrying and the associated railways might be of interest.     The…

With a working life of over a century Glendon Ironstone Quarries were the longest lived in the East Midlands.Whilst initial workings at Glendon East were carried out by the Glendon Iron Co, it fell to James Pain Ltd to both modernise and greatly expand the quarrying areas bordered to the MR mainline railway to the…