On an Up train Viewed northward, towards Rotherham etc. on the ex-Midland main line Chesterfield - Rotherham south of Woodhouse Mill Station. Just ahead, at Beighton Junction, a loop from the ex-Great Central Sheffield - Nottingham main line joined the two routes. At this point, by using binoculars you could also identify trains on the ex-GC line from Sheffield Victoria to Retford - which crossed from left to right over the bridge in the distance, while the ex-GC line to Nottingham could be seen at Beighton station - off camera to the left. The nearer bridge was Swallownest Road - now the A57 by-pass. Brookhouse Colliery is up on the right and the high ground in the background is between Swallow Nest and Aston, the M1 nowadays running very near here.