This comes close enough, I think - DH Lawrence was a Derbyshire man wasn't he? :-) So, with thanks to Ralph Rawlinson... A number of Kimberley residents are...
Monday 6 July 2009 at 8.00pm For a requested £2 donation on the door, all welcome to: "DOUG COPLEY'S LINESIDE IMAGES" - cine films taken by Doug Copley ...
On Saturday 27 June 2009 the Railway Ramblers www.railwayramblers.org.uk Midlands Group walked from Trowell (MML) to Heanor following both ex Midland and GNR...
Five pics taken on Saturday 27 June 2009 along the Nutbrook Trail. They are numbered in sequence south to north. On No 5, looking west towards Derby, the dip...
After walking part of the Midland's Mapperley branch on Saturday 27 June (see message posted 7 July #4042 Bygone, #1690 Derbyshire) the Railway Ramblers...
Thanks for that correction Dave. These are correct/additional closure dates for the sections north of West Hallam. 12.5.1966 Mapperley Jn - Mapperley Colliery;...
Hi There is a Stanton Ironworks plate on ebay that locates it on the "Erewash Valley Railway" What exactly was this railway? I had never heard of it Malcolm...
... I'd be interested to see it "in context" - what's the ebay reference number? (Have done a search on "Stanton Ironworks" and "Erewash Valley Railway", but...
hi You are right. It is basically a reference to where the line lay in the area. it is cos the line ran through the erewash valley and it became known as the...
... Thanks Malcolm - I can only think I was searching on the title of the item rather than the text (I believe it's optional). Very strange. Those more...
Hi I'm not sure that it would be an internal point of view as it would be the way that the railway would route the wagon, so normally the railway description...
Going back to a thread started by Dave Harris in May, I came across these interesting views of the Little Eaton Gangway (including a view of the tunnel at...
Hi Guys they were my views .. I am ICLOK on aditnow .... re-doing these walks soon so if anyone wants the tour we can fix up to do quite alot as only at...
... Excellent - Hi Ian... Wish I was a bit nearer to take you up on your offer. I was actually driving down the A61 on Sunday, and although I'm very familiar...
Hi Howard, Go under the A38 bridge at Coxbench and turn immediatley right onto a track heading South and its just there on your left... abandoned at moment and...
Hi Chap. as far as I know thet are not but I believe they have not been taken out... will check... not aware of rail traffic from there in a long time. Regs...
... Thanks - it now becomes very obvious with the aid of Google Maps - pity I didn't have access to that at the weekend! ... Attachments should work, but I...
I always wondered that about Crosshill? Makes one wonder if the station was going to be the other side? By the way picked up a brass single line token Saturday...
The leaflet is here, similarly undated... http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/files/heartlands_a_portrait_of_derby_and_the_east_midlands_of_film_leaflet.pdf Nick...
... I'd be very interested in walking local tramway and mineral line remains, please can you let us know further details whenever it's arranged ? Thanks Nick...
... Howard, I've uploaded a map to your Ripley album in the group, consisting of the 1900 1:2500 Derbyshire map overlaid on the 2009 Google Earth view of...
... When I first visited Crosshill looking for the old station, I too was confused by the so-called Station Lane cul-de-sac on the opposite side of the road. ...
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