Nottingham once had two great railway stations — and one of them has almost vanished from memory. Nottingham Victoria railway station opened in 1900 as a bold statement by the Great Central Railway. Vast, ambitious, and proudly Victorian, it carried express trains to London Marylebone and beyond beneath a soaring iron-and-glass roof. For decades it was a symbol of confidence, industry, and movement. But changing travel habits and post-war railway rationalisation sealed its fate. Passenger servic