The next eight chapters are a study of the actual route of the line, the stations and sidings along the way and the villages the stations served. There are lots of sketches, with no particular date as they contain a mixture of detail from many sources. These include the Deposited Plans, 19th Century Ordnance Survey maps, official Midland Railway maps, and more recent detail where appropriate.

The distance in miles and chains represents the distance from St Pancras station, rather than the original distance from Nottingham. All the bridges, tunnels and major culverts are numbered according to the original numbering plan, and these numbers are still repainted on the bridges from time to time.

One other point to note is that the line was followed by two sets of telegraph wires, those on the Up side being GPO wires, the Down side interconnecting the signal boxes.

73045 Up Waverley just south of London Road Junction in 1960 - J. P. Wilson

The line started at its London Road Junctions with the passenger and goods lines, west of the old carriage sheds. It proceeded south-easterly for one mile towards West Bridgford, rising steadily. Just south of the junction the deposited plans show a bridge over the disused Nottingham - Grantham canal, but the canal was filled in by the time the line was built. A little further south and to the west of the line lay the lines and cattle pens constructed to serve Nottingham's cattle market. This section of line was the first to be removed after closure to make way for Nottingham's new refuse incinerator, capable of handling 3000 tons of rubbish per week.

Looking north towards London Road Junction in Sep 1967

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