The seven-mile (11km) route would have gone from Mickleover and Mackworth to Pride Park, with a possible extension to the High Speed 2 rail hub at Toton.
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In the Unibond First Division South, Grantham Town slipped to a sixth defeat in seven as they lost 4-1 at Mickleover sports, despite taking the lead through Martin Wormall.