NCB page

I’ve added a few pictures of the NCB side of the operation here.

Bridges and maps

Added some pics of the bridges around Mansfield Colliery Junction. Also Google Maps appearing in various places so you can compare with the today’s landscape.

Signalling diagrams

Added signalling diagrams for Rufford Jct (GC) on the Distant page. Signalling diagrams also exist for Rufford Jct (Midland) and Rufford Colliery Sidings.

‘Distant’ page added

Pics of nearby locations not on the branch itself.

Gravity shunting

Added a couple of pictures of the brake-van runaround procedure (which required a little gravity assistance!) on the Rufford Colliery Sidings page.

New photos of Mansfield Colliery Junction.

Added some pics of Mansfield Colliery Junction box. Kevin Mulhall provided more information on the picture of the 8T20 working in the Rufford GC pics.

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