47737 Resurgent passes Barton-under-Needwood with the 1V64 14:40 Low Fell to Plymouth mail vans on 15 July 1996. This is the site of Barton and Walton station, opened by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway in 1839. It closed to passengers in 1958 and freight in 1964. A prominent local landmark, the Bass Tower at Burton upon Trent, can be seen in the distance. |