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About Lyn Atterbury

Lyn Atterbury was secretary of Ilkeston Rail Action Group which was set up in 1993. He now lives in Poland where it doesn't take so long to open a new station!

Campaigning for a station at Ilkeston

February 17, 2017 By Lyn Atterbury Leave a Comment

It really is a scandal that it has taken nearly 50 years to get a new Ilkeston station. In the mid-1990’s Derbyshire County Council aimed to get “trains up and running by 1995”.

Filed Under: Views Tagged With: 1993, Derbyshire County Council, Erewash Valley, Greater Nottingham Area Rail Development Strategy, ilkeston, Ilkeston Rail Action Group, Railtrack

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