Breadsall once had it's own railway station on the Great Northern Line from Ilkeston to Derby, the Station closed in 1953 and the line eventually closed in 1964. The Station is shown opposite standing majestically on the skyline, this was the view that greeted you from Croft Lane. Many thanks to Tony Griffin who supplied the Station pictures and information

The Station how it stood in 1974, a few years later there was a fire and the station had to be demolished, the pictures on the left would have been the view from the gates on Station Road and the picture below right would have been looking down the line towards Ilkeston

Various views of the old Station site are shown above,  the picture below left is looking towards Ilkeston and the below right shows the old platform

Many thanks to John Swan for this photograph and write up. This picture shows the sidings where racehorses were unloaded for the nearby Derby Race Course, was taken on 15th June 2008. The sidings back on to the site of "The Paddock", pub aptly named. On 7th January 2009, planning permission was granted for the reopening of the old railway track as a multi user trail for cyclist, walkers, wheelchairs and horse riders. Work is due to commence shortly. Initially, the trail will reach as far as the A608 bridge at the junction of Mansfield Road and Brookside Road. Eventually, there are plans to extend the route as far as Ilkeston.

Two views from Mansfield Road bridge in 1973, on the left is looking westwards towards Breadsall, and on the right the Friargate line heads out towards the Morley Tunnel