A photograph taken in the opposite direction to the last

one of the former L&NWR route next to Delapre Lake to the south of Northampton. This overgrown view is looking towards Wellingborough and was once a busy route along the Nene Valley ultimately ending up at Peterborough. Indeed, the far eastern end of this line is now the home of the Nene Valley Railway. The double-track has not seen traffic for many years despite its intact appearance. I would love to know why the wrecking gangs did not remove this track when the line was closed in 1964 due largely to the high running costs on account of the high number of manned level crossings.