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Derwent Valley Railway (other)
The Derwent Valley Railway may refer to: *The Derwent Valley Light Railway, a preserved railway in North Yorkshire, England. *The Derwent Valley Railway (Tasmania), a heritage railway in Tasmania, Australia. *The Derwent Valley Line, part of the British national rail network in Derbyshire. *The Derwent Valley Railway (County Durham), a disused former rail line in North East England, now the Derwent Walk Country Park. {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwent Valley Light Railway
The Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) (also known as The Blackberry Line) was a privately owned standard-gauge railway in North Yorkshire, England, and was unusual in that it was never nationalised, remaining as a private operation all its life. It ran between Layerthorpe on the outskirts of York to Cliffe Common near Selby. It opened in two stages, in 1912 and 1913, and closed in sections between 1965 and 1981. Between 1977 and 1979, passenger steam trains operated between Layerthorpe and Dunnington — the entire length of track at that time. In 1993 a small section was re-opened as part of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming at Murton. The line gained its nickname of ''The Blackberry Line'' in the days when it used to transport blackberries to markets in Yorkshire and London. History The south end of the railway, from Wheldrake to Cliffe Common, was opened on 29 October 1912, with the remainder of the line opening on 19 July 1913. Although it was constructed primarily as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwent Valley Railway (Tasmania)
The Derwent Valley Railway is an inoperational heritage railway in Tasmania, Australia. Its base is in New Norfolk. It is 3' 6" narrow gauge. History Tasmanian Government Railways opened the Derwent Valley Line in 1887.Stokes, H.J.W. (1975)''The Derwent Valley Railway'' Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, June, 1975 pp125-143 Initially, it ran from the junction at Bridgewater, on the main north–south Hobart to Devonport line, to New Norfolk, a distance of 18 kilometres. It was extended to 29 km at Plenty in 1887, and then to 41 km at Glenora in 1888. It closely follows the course of the River Derwent for the first 39 km as far as Coniston, and crosses the river at three different points. The following years saw a number of plans to extend the line further up the Derwent Valley or to connect it to the west coast. Finally, twenty one years later, in 1909, it was extended along the Tyenna River, another 8 km to what is now Westerway. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
