Little snippet of a Derbyshire Railway's current infrastructure update for you: On 29th January 1967 Sawley Station signalbox on the Breaston to Sawley back ...
... Thanks Owen. Must be one of the most extended projects in the history of railways (and that includes building the Settle and Carlisle, etc, etc!) ... Bane...
May be of interest, another long awaited project in the same engineers possession is the renewal of the 4 fixed crossings on London road junction Derby, the...
Lee, Interesting stuff, especially for those of us not 'on the inside' with the railway. Thank you. Presumably Lock Lane is on borrowed time? Dave ... Lee,...
I have added 4 new links to the group to go with those previously set up by Howard. These are: Great Central Railway Society (the historical Society, not to...
According to http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/ the EM2 Society is planning to produce a book on the Woodhead Route and its locomotives, hopefully in time for...
You might be interested in this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6436745156 It's selling for £4.50 plus 80p postage, and at that price,...
Reminder from the Calendar of derbyshirerailways http://groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/cal Chesterfield & District Local History Society Talk ...
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For the the 'Past & Present' book I have a rather nice photo of Ilkeston Town taken in 1933 taken by Henry Casserley. I know that the site is (or was) a bus...
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... Hello John, Unfortunately I was living away from this area when my interest in local railway history developed, and Town station was demolished some years...
Hi, if you're buying a Derbyshire Wayfar ticket, try what i used to do as a kid, Alfreton Chesterfield/Sheffield to New Mills walk to New Mills and train to...
Hi Nick Thanks very much for your prompt response. The details you have given me should at least give me a good chance of the 'present' picture with...
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Oct 12, 2005 10:24 am
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... Thankyou, I'll pass the details on. Attached is a screenshot of the relevant part of the map, actual size. My memory was slightly wrong, in that they're...
... I forgot to mention, that there is a five (I think) plank open wagon, restored and liveried for Stanton ironworks, in the middle of the roundabout. It was...
The Wayfarer tickets are truly excellent value for money. I once took my father on a round trip - Derby to Sheffield and then to New Mills by train. Then we...
... Thanks for the URL Nick. I bought the Derbyshire OS CD a while back, but couldn't find any web presence for them. As you say - indispensible. Howard....
... Certainly is, but very much worth a look. I think it's a 7-plank specimen, and I regret I've never got round to photographing it. And of course if John...
... They're also virtually unique in digital maps, in my experience anyway, in that the mapping gets clearer as you enlarge them, up to about 400% anyway...
Worth mentioning that whilst the 'scratch offs' can be bought from certain manned railway stations (including both New Mills) either for the day of use or for...
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Oct 13, 2005 3:23 pm
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... When I trevelled to Burton Beer Festival from my village (last village before you enter the Sheffield occupied territories), the bus driver issued one no...
... <hsprenger@n...> wrote: I bought the Derbyshire OS CD a while back, but ... Howard, You've almost convinced me to buy one for Christmas. Is the firm who ...
... Lee, Interesting stuff, especially for those of us not 'on the inside' with the railway. Thank you. Presumably Lock Lane is on borrowed time? Dave ...
Hi Peter, ... I actually bought mine through Derbyshire Record Office (I think it was a joint venture with them) so yes - the firm is certainly reputable - at...
I got my CD (which I can't put my hand on at present!) from a Derbyshire Record Office stand at a family / local history fair at Arkwright Town last year). A...
People who have attended one of Rob Foxon's railway archive film shows will know how good they are - shown in the 'proper' style using a 16mm film projector. ...
... And if anyone can't get to Chesterfield, I purchased mine from this gentleman: http://www.david-archer-maps.co.uk/ who charges 75p for postage but...
Sawley was only replaced as the road traffic was too excessive for AHBs, Lock Lane however is down to be replaced, but not until Chesterfield to Toton has been...
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