Ashby and nuneaton joint railway history
The Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway was a pre-grouping railway company in the English Midlands. Construction began in 1869 and the railway was opened in 1873. The railway was built to serve the Leicestershire coalfield. It linked Moira and Coalville Town with Nuneaton.
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Ownership
Until the 1923 grouping the railway was jointly owned by the Midland Railway and the London and North Western Railway. It then became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, which withdrew passenger services in 1931. Nationalisation in 1948 made the railway part of British Railways, which closed the line to freight traffic in 1971.
Preservation
Part of the line between Shackerstone and Shenton has been re-opened as the Battlefield Line Railway, a heritage railway.
References
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