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At the height of railway mania in Victorian Britain, Nottingham had a an extensive network of railways run by three independent companies.  Most got their main income carrying coal from the nearby mines.  

The Midland railway company, marked on the map below in red, was the first to reach Nottingham.

The Great Northern by passed Nottingham completely., and was only able to reach the city by leasing a branch line from Grantham from the Ambergate, Nottingham and Boston, and Eastern Junction Railway.  It competed hard with the Midland and built it's own London Road station rather than share the Midland station.   The lines it controlled are shown in green.  

The Great Central Railway (blue) came late to Nottingham in 1899 when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway changed its name and built a main line south from Sheffield.  

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