▁Rail ▁to ▁sell ▁land ▁right ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Kirk by - in - A sh field ▁whilst ▁keeping ▁a ▁fre ight ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁town . ▁After ▁crossing ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁the ▁G NR ▁route , ▁the ▁line ▁re - jo ined ▁the ▁old ▁MR ▁route ▁to ▁P ye ▁Bridge , ▁near ▁Iron ville ▁but ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁Kirk by - in - A sh field ▁and ▁New st ead ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁the ▁tunnel ▁filled ▁in . ▁ ▁When ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁Line ▁were ▁drawn ▁up , ▁it ▁was ▁vital ▁in ▁the ▁interest ▁of ▁keeping ▁costs ▁down ▁to ▁make ▁as ▁much ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁infrastr ucture ▁as ▁possible ▁so , ▁rather ▁than ▁trying ▁to ▁buy ▁back ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁line ▁through ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Kirk by - in - A sh field , ▁the ▁existing ▁G NR ▁di version ▁was ▁kept ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁stretch ▁of ▁railway ▁built ▁to ▁re - create ▁the ▁missing ▁link ▁between ▁Kirk by - in - A sh field ▁and ▁New st ead . ▁ ▁North ▁of ▁New st ead , ▁at ▁An nes ley , ▁both ▁the ▁Great ▁Central ▁Railway ▁( GC R ) ▁and ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Railway ▁had ▁driven ▁t unn els ▁through ▁the ▁pictures que ▁Robin ▁H ood ▁Hills , ▁but ▁since ▁both ▁lines ▁closed , ▁both ▁t unn els ▁had ▁been ▁filled ▁in . ▁The ▁G CR ' s ▁tunnel ▁had ▁been ▁at ▁a ▁lower ▁level ▁than ▁the ▁MR ' s ▁and ▁so ▁was