Finally it seems like real progress is happening at the Ilkeston railway station building site. Presumably, this is the preliminary work of preparing the ground, including investigating any old mine shafts in the area.
If you pop down to Coronation Road during the day while it is still light, you have a splendid view from the footbridge of the work that is going on.
It seems a drilling company called Piletec Geotechnical have been contracted as part of the developments.
