Hello Everyone. I have only just found the Derbyshire Railways Group and signed up straight away as it is just up my street, as it were, covering my home ...
Begin forwarded message: A reminder for next Monday 3 September 2007 at 8.00pm For £2 on the door, all welcome to: "SHEFFIELD - NORWICH" - slideshow - Martin...
If anyone is interested in photographing the return of a Class 40 to Buxton, 40145 is due in with a railtour from Birmingham (via Hazel Grove) - the Buxton...
According to Branch Line News double track is being laid on the new alignment north of the NR station at Matlock. Apparently the new loop will be capable of...
I'm currently working on the 2nd volume of David Larkin's series of BR wagon books (http://www.kestrelrailwaybooks.co.uk/BRwag2.htm) and amongst the containers...
... BR wagon ... the ... containers ... a batch ... built at ... Mickelover might ... Hello Howard, Might "Mickleover" have been a trade name? If I recall,...
Thanks Peter... ... Might be a trade name as you say. There is/was a company called Mackworth, but they were based out Mackworth way, so I assume Mickleover...
Hi Howard Rolls Royce Training Centre was located there and new housing has recently been built on the site, which was next door to the Great Northern Pub and ...
... Thanks Vince - I was sure there was an RR presence there, but couldn't remember the detail. I think it's unlikely that they would have been in the ...
A reminder for next Monday 1 October 2007 at 8.00pm For £2 on the door, all welcome to: "FROM THE CARRIAGE WINDOW" - slideshow - Howard Turner presented by...
Matlock is a place I have kept away from where possible recently  by conventional routes at least  as the Sainsbury¹s development has caused a lot of...
Also included here is a photo of Matlock Bridge c.1900 which appears on the front of the Rowsley Association¹s 2008 calendar (see website). Photo No.1 on...
Added for good measure are earlier photos of the new pedestrian bridge which must qualify as one of the seven monstrosities of the modern world. The station...
Spoilt forever :-( Yes that new bridge is not very nice, especially as it nearly took my wing mirror off when trying to get to Bill Hudson's shop. Sure it will...
Howard, Yes, Rolls Royce did have offices quite close to the GN at Mickleover (inevitably now a housing estate). In recent years it was a training school and,...
Thanks for the additional information, Dave. A couple of days ago, I had a note from David Larkin telling me that the reference should be "Mickelover Ltd",...
... Oh dear. I suppose this was always likely to happen - I guess it would cost a huge amount to make it safe. Still - it would be interesting to know just ...
Originally what becma the Rolls Royce training centre was a Nestles chocolate factory and I belive there was some discussion about a railway siding there that...
You sometimes find odd references to Derbyshire Railways on the internet when you're surfing around. It's worth posting them here to collect them all in one...
DEATH OF BENJAMIN WALTERS 1912 (Derby Mercury 7th June 1912 p2) STANLEY COMMON MINER'S DEATH The resumed enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death...
... I think that ultimately there is to be no more road access to the front of the station, so you won't be able to drive up there at all. OK the view isn't as...
Looks like they're tracklaying on the new stretch alongside the supermarket. Take a look at the real-time cameras at http://www.sainsburysmatlock.co.uk Peter...
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