I have an old photo (of H C Casserley) which I intend to use in the P & P book. It is a view of the single platform station, sidings off to the right with...
JohnH
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May 1, 2006 3:07 pm
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Hi John, From your description, I feel sure that "Denby" has been written "Derby" - I have an early estate plan of the line that I'll send you, which might...
Can anyone give me an OS map reference for Bolsover GC station please? I have a street map which shows 'Station Road' (A632) but also a 'New Station Road'...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 9, 2006 9:46 am
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In a message dated 09/05/2006 10:47:25 GMT Standard Time, j.hillmer@... writes: Can anyone give me an OS map reference for Bolsover GC station please?...
Many thanks, Stuart, for your prompt and very helpful response. I plan to go by public transport next week. I will let you know how I get on and whether the...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 9, 2006 9:14 pm
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Yet another question! (Actually they are coming to an end as I am close to finishing the P&P book). Does anyone know when the Station Cafe at Grindleford...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 11, 2006 6:19 am
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... Can't asnwer that one, I'm afraid, although I'll dig around to see what I have. ... Hassop village was (and probably still is) only inhabited by around 100...
... All I've been able to find out, so far, is that the station master's house was built in 1900 - six years after the line, and presumably the original ...
... There are a couple of photos in Midland Railway portrait (Truman & Hunt, 1989), one of which states that in Midland days the building contained the ticket...
Many thanks to Glynn and Howard for the responses which are most helpful. Since visiting Hassop I have had a look at the photographs and it becomes clear that...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 12, 2006 6:26 pm
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I'm forwarding the text of a note I've had from Andy Sollis, who some of you might know from the Churnet Valley Railway. It's self-explanatory, apart from the...
I have a photo taken in steam days of a 4F 3982 emerging from 'High Tor No 1 Tunnel' - it is undated but must have been prior to the '4' being a prefer to ex...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 14, 2006 4:33 pm
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John, High Tor Tunnels (numbered 1, 1A and 2) are between Matlock and Matlock Bath. This photo, which I believe was taken by David Ibbotson, is of an Up train...
I wonder if anyone can confirm whether there is any railway activity in what remains of Derby Works? I had a look yesterday and the only buildings of the...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 25, 2006 6:49 am
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In a message dated 25/05/2006 07:52:48 GMT Standard Time, j.hillmer@... writes: I wonder if anyone can confirm whether there is any railway activity in...
I enclose a photograph of High Tor Tunnel with a 3F 0-6-0 43773 emerging with a rake of freight wagons. Not sure aboput a date though. Kind regards from Nigel...
Thanks very much for the prompt responses. If anyone is interested in a photo of the remaining parts of Derby Works (B&W 7 x 5) - just ask. I need a postal...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 25, 2006 6:28 pm
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John, Derby Loco Works is no more. The last operational shops closed in October 2005. They were Bombardier's bogie works which were hidden behind a huge...
... Hello Dave, Wondered if anyone knows the date when the wagon repair shops closed at Chadd. Sdgs? I know they were still active in the early 1980s. Thanks, ...
Just remembered, isn't there a road called "Pullman Way" or "Pullman Road" at Pride Park?. Presumably a reflection of when "The Midland Pullman" traversed that...
Just to thank everyone who responded so promptly and fully. I want to include something of Derby Works in the P&P book if at all possible. My film will be...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 26, 2006 6:12 pm
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In a photograph I took at Chesterfield (Midland) station in June 1977 looking south, in the background on the other side of the line is a very large building -...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 29, 2006 11:44 am
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... Not without seeing the photo ! I suspect you are referring to the former Markhams Works if it is on the 'far side' of the tracks from the station (ie...
Hi are you refering to large building very close to the station on the Down side? If so, I believe that this was part of the old goods facilities at the...
John Ewarts of Derby are chain makers (for conveyors?), I believe they are still there - they have a presence on the web with an Osmaston Road, Derby address. ...
... Brell Ewart is quite well known for his involvement with Princes Margaret Rose (the Stanier locomotive, not the deceased sister to HRH) and Duchess of...
Many thanks for the prompt answers to my queries. The (very) large building at Chesterfield was just south of the station on the Up (east) side of the lines. ...
JohnH
j.hillmer@...
May 30, 2006 5:48 am
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... It was a general heavy engineering company. Its most famous contract was probably one of its last ones - the UK tunnel boring machine for Eurotunnel which...
A date for your diaries... The Old Dronfield Society is hosting an exhibition about Dronfield Station and the railway on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June...
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