DavidLowe published How Toton Sidings became a huge railway hub - in Victorian days

The Government has now confirmed that Toton Sidings, one of the largest rail depots in the UK, will be the site for a new station serving Nottingham and Derby as part of the the new HS2 high-speed rail network. DAVID LOWE charts the depot's historyTHE development of Toton Sidings was closely linked with the rise and fall of the coal industry.The coming of the railways in early Victorian times created a transport revolution and East Midlands coal owners quickly seized the opportunities created by