The Erewash Valley changed enormously after the railways arrived in 1847. They affected every aspect of local peoples’ lives.
Until 1948 there were seven railway stations within a mile or so of Ilkeston’s borough border. By 1969 there were none.
Our book ‘Railway Tales’ is the story of why and how the railways came, how they affected local people and how they came to disappear so completely.
Over 100 photographs and illustrations, many not previously published. History, humour and memories.

Foreword by record producer and railway buff Pete Waterman, price £10, plus p&p.