JonPritchard published Wait finally over for Ilkeston train station as hundreds turn up...

Ilkeston has finally brushed off its title as one of the biggest towns in Britain without a train station - as the first passenger train for almost half a century pulled in to the new stop. Around 300 people were in place as the Northern Rail train pulled into the station shortly after its expected 9.45am arrival. The delay was believed to be caused by photograph opportunities at Langley Mill where a number of local dignitaries and residents got on the historic train. Jay Tilford, 71, said...