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Hazelwood Railway Station
Hazelwood Railway Station is a disused railway station on the Wirksworth branch of the Midland Railway. It served the village of Hazelwood. History The Midland Railway opened Hazelwood and other stations on the branch line to Wirksworth on 1 October 1867. The station was designed by the company architect John Holloway Sanders. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway temporarily withdrew Wirksworth branch passenger services from 16 June 1947 due to post-war fuel shortages. British Railways made this closure permanent from May 1949 when the line was removed from the summer timetable. BR withdrew goods services from Hazelwood on 2 March 1964, but the branch remained in use for mineral freight until December 1989. The station building and yard were sold and are now the premises of a timber yard and sawmill. The platform has been removed. The line through the station is now operated as the heritage Ecclesbourne Valley Railway but there are no plans to reopen the station. Stationma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a long heritage railway in Derbyshire. The headquarters of the railway centre on Wirksworth station, and services operate in both directions between Wirksworth and Duffield and from Wirksworth to Ravenstor. Passengers are able to board and alight heritage services at Duffield where a station platform (3) has been re-constructed. Heritage services are timed to connect with East Midlands Railway Nottingham – Derby – Matlock service at the adjacent Duffield Network Rail platforms and therefore it is now possible for passengers to travel to and from Wirksworth by train from anywhere on the national network. The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is named after the River Ecclesbourne and the track follows the river from its source to its confluence with the River Derwent at the Derbyshire village of Duffield. Despite being a branch in itself, there is also a separate branch operating from Platform 3 at Wirksworth Station up a 1 in 27 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
