The forthcoming book on the station reminded me of a phrase from an article about Trent in the 1906 "Railway Magazine". "There are certain unsophisticated...
hi, just wondered what the forth coming book was? Alex Peter Kazmierczak <ptrkaz@...> wrote: The forthcoming book on the station reminded me of a phrase...
It is already out Alex - ŒLast Train from Trent Station¹ by Geoffrey Kingscott (published it himself). 96 pages; costs £12. It will only have come into the...
Hello everybody, just joined. I know some of you already (Hi Alex) and ive corresponded with several of you. Bit about me then, I live not far from the erewash...
Seeing Russell mention the Erewash Valley line made me wonder if Toton MPD was ever in Derbyshire. The current county boundary follows the River Erewash, so...
... Russell, I well remember seeing an ex LNER B1 heading north from Toton in either 1966 or 1967. It was a named member of the class; think it was Reitbok. ...
... either ... Reitbok. That was 61021, withdrawn in June 1967 so either year is possible. Wonder where it was based. My grandad always maintained the last ...
hi Russ Be interesting if anyone does know the answers to your questions Alex Russell Saxton <russell.saxton@...> wrote: Hello everybody, just joined....
... Bit off the beaten track then. Mind you many NER allocated steamers seem to be seen in the area in those days, ive a shot of a York WD at trowell junction...
Prices have now been finalized for the 20 fest diesel gala and charters to Hope on 14th and 15th July Diesel Gala Only Adult £10 OAP £8 BHESS members £7.50 ...
I have been reminded by a post to another list that the Cromford & High Peak Railway closed on 30th April 1967 - forty years ago. This was the day of the...
I was sent this from a Wirksworth correspondent... Cheers, Howard. This was posted on the railway news group by David Thornhill, it will affect the Matlock...
Nick SNIP ... I never knew that...... although he was interviewed for one of teh videos.... He's not really active at the moment, although we have seen him in ...
... As I understand it, the C&HPR's own staff were all made redundant before final closure so Buxton crews had to operate the final farewell tours. Hence the...
My name is Stuart Lamb formally from Ripley and I have just joined the group on a recommendation from the BTF group. I was a pretty serious railway enthusiast...
Hi Stuart, ... Welcome! ... The weekend before last, I gave my Presidential Address to the Midland Railway Society on the subject of the lines to Ripley! In...
The attached was featured in the latest Railway Herald email magazine... www.railwayherald.co.uk Beighton of course being formally in Derbyshire until 1967. ...
Stuart, I'll add my welcome to the group and, as Howard suggested I would be, point out my interest in Marehay Crossing. I'm typing this off-line and so...
... For the benefit of those not making the connection, the 'BTF Group' that Stuart refers to is the other mailing list that Howard and I administer dedicated...
As today is the 40th Anniversary of last and final day of operation on the C&HPR, I've uploaded the cover of my one and only piece of C&HPR memorabilia to the...
Dave, Firstly, thanks for the welcome to the group. Regarding folklore relating to Marehay Crossing, I called my father this evening and he knew of no such...
Good morning, Just to let you know that the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway will be commemorating the C&HP closure this weekend. The link to the information is ...
There have been quite a few postings on this thread so you may find the following summary, compiled from items in Rail magazine, helpful. Ralph ... The East...
Hi Pinxton and sleights will be closing at 1400 on saturday afternoon the 9th of june this saturday a special is running along the branch at around mid day ...
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