If you are interested in seeing / photographing what I believe is the first Class 40 hauled passenger service along the Dore & Chinley Railway and Erewash...
Attracted to seeing the first Class 40 hauled passenger train on the Dore & Chinley Railway for 20 years, the opportunity was taken to explore a little known...
... I think Ralph and Glynn have probably answered your questions, but let me know if there's anything else you want to know. In the meantime, I've put a ...
Thanks Howard, Yes, most of the points have been answered, particularly the photograph of Marehay crossing. Many thanks to Ralph and Glynn. If I can push my...
The attached was taken by ER Morten of a double-headed train entering Leawood Tunnel. The question is, do you think the train is heading north or south? The...
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Hi Nick It is heading south. The tunnel curves slightly left north to south. The track starts to curve left as it enters and it appear that light from the ...
... viaduct? ... and to ... Will see what I have... ... of ... Unfortunately, I'm not getting much from Yahoo at present, so am catching up with notes from the...
A few miscellaneous comments to add to Ralph¹s notes: Kilburn was opened 3 months after the other stations  on 1.12.1856. It continued in use for parcels...
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If you are a member of one of the following yahoo groups: Industrial Railway Society, Narrow Gauge Discuss, Promising and Railway Canal you will already have...
Aha, a challenge! Actually I have no personal knowledge of the site, but the first book I turned up came up with the goods. Several of you may have it, if not,...
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Hi George I forwarded your message re West Hallam Storage Depot - Ilkeston to Brian Dominic and he has replied as follows. Ralph Rawlinson Thanks - that was...
Glad to be of service. Incidentally when I said Chilmark I of course meant Chilwell, Higginson has it right but when copying I seemed to undergo some ...
Following on from Nick Leverton's exploration of the Marlpool - Heanor section of the former GN branch (Message #641 of 20 Oct) I contacted Peter Scott, the...
This pic appears in Brian Robertson's fine book "Walls across the Valley" about the Derwent dams. He states that the hut bottom Left housed point levers for...
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... Howard, apologies for the late followup - I have a copy of that GNR lines DVD and it is not much better ! It claims to have cine film of a railtour over...
Hi, this weeks Derbyshire Times carries an article on the proposed opencasting of the former engine shed at Westhouses, thus anyone wanting any pics etc is...
Thanks for this information Alex.. I know that Westhouses shed closed to steam in 1966 and diesel in 1985 but does anyone know the date(s) that Blackwell...
... I visited Bennerley viaduct today while out photting D1015 (thanks Nick for the notice) and I'm glad to say that access is now much easier than on my first...
I can tell you the dates, when I get home to find them but interestingly the line didn;t close when the colliery at New Hucknal Closed, it closed when the line...
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