Peak Rail is a

preserved railway A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

, England, which operates a steam and heritage diesel service for tourists and visitors to both the

Peak District The Peak District is an upland area in England at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southe ...

and the

Derbyshire Dales Derbyshire Dales ( ) is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 71,116. Much of it is in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent. The borough borders ...

. The preserved railway line is over 3½ miles (5.6 km) in length and, , operates train services from Matlock station (shared with Derwent Valley Line services from

Derby Derby ( ) is a city and unitary authority area in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, which is in the East Midlands Region. It was traditionally the county town of Derbyshire. Derby gai ...

via

Ambergate Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, situated where the River Amber joins the River Derwent, and where the A610 road from Ripley and Nottingham joins the A6 that runs along the Derwent valley between Derby to the south and Matloc ...

) via the site of Matlock Riverside and

Darley Dale Darley Dale, also known simply as Darley, is a town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 5,413. It lies north of Matlock, on the River Derwent and the A6 road. The town forms part ...

to Rowsley South. Peak Rail intends to extend its operational services northward to when resources allow, extending to a total of 4¼ miles (6.8 km). Beyond Bakewell, the railway trackbed is used by the

Monsal Trail The Monsal Trail is a cycling, horse riding and walking trail in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was constructed from a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway, which was built by the Midland Railway in 1 ...

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History

First preservation attempts with the Buxton Steam Centre

In 1975, the Peak Railway Preservation Society was established and opened a site at the now-closed Buxton Steam Centre with restoration facilities and a 300-yard operating line. Proposals were put forward to extend the operating line onto the single track freight line towards Peak Forest, but were not met with success. However a bridge was purchased and installed over Charles Street to reconnect to British Rail's Ashwood Dale route. The bridge was never used as the whole site was sold to Buxton Water who built a factory shortly after Peak Rail moved to Darley Dale using funds from the sale. The factory was demolished in 2011 and the site is vacant again and so available should Peak Rail ever reach Buxton. The BBC reported in 2014 that the station site was proposed for redevelopment. The ''Buxton Advertiser'' reported in June 2019 that Peak Rail intended to reoccupy the Buxton site and start a new Buxton Branch within two months with the first priority being to clear the site. The Peak Rail Association news quotes the support of the local MP however the builder of a new development is causing difficulties with access.

Closure of the Buxton Steam Centre and relocation to Darley Dale

In the 1980s, Peak Rail relocated its headquarters to Darley Dale and by 1991 the railway had reopened the section of line between and . In 1997, the line was extended within a half-mile south of the Derbyshire village of

Rowsley Rowsley () is a village on the A6 road in the English county of Derbyshire. The population as at the 2011 census was 507. It is at the point where the River Wye flows into the River Derwent and prospered from mills on both. The border of the ...

itself. A new station was constructed next to the site of the former loco shed at Rowsley South. The station was capable of holding long incoming charter trains and had a car park to accommodate a large number of cars and other vehicles. The station at Rowsley South has also been used for local charity events and cycle races, as well as steam and vintage vehicle rallies. With its location on the edge of the Peak District, the railway joins other attractions in the area, including

Bakewell Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, known also for its local Bakewell pudding. It lies on the River Wye, about 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Sheffield. In the 2011 census, ...

Haddon Hall Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire, a former seat of the Dukes of Rutland. It is the home of Lord Edward Manners (brother of the incumbent Duke) and his family. In form a medieval manor house, it ...

Chatsworth House Chatsworth House is a stately home in the Derbyshire Dales, north-east of Bakewell and west of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield, England. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, it has belonged to the House of Cavendish, Cavendish family sin ...

, the Rowsley shopping village, the village of Rowsley and the Cauldwell's Mill museum.

Extension to Matlock (Network Rail) station

After the construction of the Matlock by-pass, and the new Sainsburys supermarket in the former Cawdor Quarry, a new track alignment and track layout was installed between Matlock Riverside and Matlock (Network Rail) station to provide a new connection to the national network. Discussions regarding access to the Matlock down platform have resulted in an agreed 50-year lease, including the re-connection of the

Network Rail Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain. Network Rail is an "arm's leng ...

and Peak Rail metals. The rails were originally disconnected due to a rearrangement of Network Rail track as a part of other redevelopments in the area south of the present Matlock Riverside station. The extension to Matlock re-opened on 2 July 2011.

Future developments

In 2004, Derbyshire County Council published a study which concluded that reopening the former line for a local service was technically feasible and that the track bed should remain clear of development, but it was not an economic possibility in the near future.

Expansion towards Bakewell

*Phase 1 would restore and re-lay track to the site of Rowsley station in Rowsley itself. *Phase 2 would be reinstating a bridge over the A6 road joining up to Rowsley viaduct, along with restoration of both the viaduct and trackbed as far as a proposed Haddon Halt. *Phase 3 would then be restoring both the old Haddon Tunnel and Coombes Road viaduct to former use before relaying track into the old station site and restoring the site to its former use. Negotiations for the lease of the mile of trackbed to the north have resulted in the offer of a 99-year lease, from Rowsley South to Rowsley village. However, the extension is dependent on the required finance being raised or bequeathed.

Monsal Trail

Derbyshire County Council and the Peak Planning Board supported a scheme to develop the trackbed from Bakewell to

Blackwell Mill Blackwell Mill is a location in Derbyshire, near to the village of Blackwell near Buxton, but not part of it. There was once a corn mill on the River Wye which may have dated from 1066. Most of it has disappeared, apart from the weir. What is ...

as a cycle track, the

. With a stated aim to extend to Rowsley as part of the

White Peak Loop Trail The White Peak Loop is a route for walking, cycling and horse riding in the Peak District of England. The trail combines sections of the High Peak Trail and the Monsal Trail with linking sections through the towns of Buxton, Bakewell and M ...

, the plans make no mention of the proposed railway extension beyond Rowsley village toward Bakewell.

Special events

The railway operates special events as well as the normal timetabled services. These include "Santa Specials" for children and families, and the "Warring Forties" event, with battle re-enactments of World War Two skirmishes involving military vehicles and re-enactors on the site; Diesel Galas; and local music festivals. A restaurant service called "The Palatine" operates on given days throughout the season, whilst at Darley Dale there is a museum of the line's local history.

Operating groups at the railway

Several railway preservation groups are based at the railway, often working in support of and in co-operation with Peak Rail. These include: *The

Heritage Shunters Trust Heritage Shunters Trust (HST) is a trading name of ''The South Yorkshire Railway Co. Ltd.'' which was founded in 1989. Overview HST is a railway preservation society and is the only preservation society that specialises in the preservation of ...

, which has a large collection of former British Railways and private company shunters. *The now defunct

Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway The Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway () was a short, narrow-gauge railway located at Rowsley South at Peak Rail. It operated ex-industrial diesel locomotives and carriages. History The DDNGR was established by Henry and Mary Frampton-Jone ...

, which operated narrow gauge trains over a short running line by the picnic ground at Rowsley. The track was lifted and stock sold between 2018 and 2019. *The

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, which restore examples of L.M.S and other coaching stock. *The

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, responsible for the restoration of two former British Rail Class 50 locomotives. * Andrew Briddon, who has several of his locomotives based upon the railway. *

Waterman Railway Heritage Trust Waterman may refer to: * Waterman (occupation), a river worker who transferred passengers across and along the city centre rivers in Britain * The Chesapeake Bay term for commercial fishermen, particularly those who seek oysters and the blue crab ...

which is setting up an engineering business at Rowsley to include apprenticeships *Other locomotive and stock owners who are restoring wagons and stock upon the line For further details see .

Motive power

Steam locomotives

Operational

GWR 4575 Class The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4575 Class is a class of 2-6-2T British steam locomotives. History They were designed as small mixed traffic branch locomotives, mainly used on branch lines. They were a development of Churchward's 4500 Clas ...

No. 5553, built in 1928. Owned by

Pete Waterman Peter Alan Waterman, (born 15 January 1947) is an English record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterm ...

. Moved in 2015 from

Crewe Heritage Centre Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England. Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre; the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished i ...

. Returned to service December 2021. Currently painted in BR unlined black with early emblem.

Undergoing overhaul

No. 4588, built in 1927. Formerly based at the

Dartmouth Steam Railway The Dartmouth Steam Railway, formerly known as the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway, is a heritage railway on the former Great Western Railway branch line between and in Devon, England. Much of the railway's business is from summer tou ...

, she was moved to

Tyseley Locomotive Works Tyseley Locomotive Works, formerly the Birmingham Railway Museum, is the engineering arm of steam railtour promoter Vintage Trains based in Birmingham, England. It occupies part of the former Great Western Railway's Tyseley depot, built in 19 ...

in 2015, and normally carried the name "Trojan", and is being overhauled at Tyseley prior to moving to Peak Rail. *

Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST The Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST is a class of steam locomotive designed by Hunslet Engine Company for shunting. The class became the standard British shunting locomotive during the Second World War, and production continued until 1964 at vari ...

RSH No. 7136, built in 1944. (Carries No. 68013 "Royal Pioneer". Previously No.WD150)

Stored

GWR 5205 Class The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5205 Class is a class of 2-8-0T steam locomotives. History 5205 Class They were designed for short-haul coal trips from coal mines to ports in South Wales. They were based on the 4200 Class which had been int ...

No. 5224, built in 1924. Owned by Pete Waterman. Moved in 2015 from Crewe Heritage Centre and will be overhauled on site. *

GWR 5600 Class The GWR 5600 Class is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive built between 1924 and 1928. They were designed by Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway (GWR), and were introduced into traffic in 1924. After the 1923 grouping, Swindon inherit ...

No. 6634, built in 1928. Owned by Pete Waterman. Moved in 2017 from the

Severn Valley Railway The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The heritage line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route, and c ...

following its restoration from scrapyard condition never commencing, is due to be restored to working order.

Diesel locomotives

Operational

* BR Class 01 no. D2953

BR Green. Built in 1956. (

owned) * BR British Rail Class 02, Class 02 no. D2854. BR Green. Built in 1960. (

owned) * BR Class 03 no. 03099. BR Blue. Built in 1960. (

owned) * BR Class 03 no. 03113. BR Blue. Built in 1960. (

owned) * BR Class 03 no. D2139. BR Green. Built in 1960. (

owned) * BR Class 04 no. D2284. BR Green. Built in 1960. (

owned) * BR Class 07 no. 07001. BR Blue. Built in 1962. * BR Class 08 no. 08016. BR Blue. Built in 1953. * BR Class 09 no. 09001. EWS Red. Built in 1959. * BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. D7659. BR Two-Tone Green (Yellow Warning Panels). Built in 1966. In use regularly on passenger trains. * BR 1Co-Co1 Class 44 no. D8 "

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". BR Green. Built in 1959. In use regularly on passenger trains. * BR Class 97/6 no. 97654. Built in 1959. * Thomas Hill Vanguard "Charlie" no. 265V regular works train loco. Built in 1975. * Thomas Hill Vanguard "Cheedale" no. 284V. Built in 1979. * Drewry/Vulcan Foundry no. WD72229. Built in 1945. * Hudswell Clarke "Ashdown" no. D1186. Built in 1959. * Yorkshire Engine Co "James" no. 2675. Built in 1961.

Undergoing overhaul/restoration

* BR Class 04 no. D2205. Built in 1953. * BR Class 06 no. 06003. BR Blue. Built in 1959. * BR Class 14 no. D9525. BR Green. Built in 1965. * BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37152. BR Railfreight livery. Built in 1963. * BR Co-Co Class 50 no. 50030 ''Repulse'' BR large logo Blue. Built in 1968. * Yorkshire Engine Co no. 2940 of 1965 "Libby"

Stored

* BR British Rail Class 02, Class 02 no. D2866. BR Blue. Built in 1961. * BR British Rail Class 02, Class 02 no. D2868. BR Green. Built in 1961. * BR Class 03 no. 03027. BR Blue. Built in 1958. * BR Class 03 no. 03180. BR Blue. Built in 1962. * BR Class 03 no. D2199. BR Green. Built in 1961. * BR Class 04 no. D2229. BR Black. Built in 1955. * BR Class 04 no. D2272. BR Green. Built in 1958. * BR Class 04 no. D2284. BR Green. Built in 1960. * BR Class 04 no. D2337. BR Green. Built in 1956. * BR Class 05 no. D2587. BR Green. Built in 1959. * BR Class 08 no. D3000. BR Black. Built in 1952. * BR Class 14 no. D9500. BR Green. Built in 1964. * BR Co-Co Class 50 no. 50029 ''Renown'' BR Large Logo Blue. Built in 1968. * North British 27932 of 1959 * North British 27097 of 1953 (oldest s.g. diesel hydraulic in the UK) * Brush Traction BT803 of 1979 (formerly with

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and

Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel (french: Tunnel sous la Manche), also known as the Chunnel, is a railway tunnel that connects Folkestone (Kent, England, UK) with Coquelles ( Hauts-de-France, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. ...

construction) * Yorkshire (2679 of 1961)

Diesel Multiple Units

Undergoing overhaul/restoration

* BR Class 117 nos. 51354 and 51396

Network SouthEast Network SouthEast (NSE) was one of the three passenger sectors of British Rail created in 1982. NSE mainly operated commuter rail trains within Greater London and inter-urban services in densely populated South East England, although the net ...

livery. Built in 1959.

Former Residents

Steam

Note that the locations given may not be current as locomotives move between railways from time to time. * Hunslet 14" Saddle Tank

0-6-0ST Steam tank locomotives of the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement in Whyte notation Whyte notation is a classification method for steam locomotives, and some internal combustion locomotives and electric locomotives, by wheel arrangement. It was devised ...

''Brookes No. 1'' built in 1943. Now operational at the

Middleton Railway The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working railway, situated in the English city of Leeds. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway, run by volunteers from The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd. since 1960. The rail ...

. *

No. 3883 built in 1944. (previous number WD 168 Lord Phil) *

GWR 4073 Class The 4073 or Castle Class are 4-6-0 steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway, built between 1923 and 1950. They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working the company's express passenger trains. ...

4-6-0 no 7027 ''Thornbury Castle''. Undergoing restoration from scrapyard condition at the Great Central Railway. * LMS Stanier 8F Class 2-8-0 no 48624. Operational at the

Great Central Railway The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. On 1 January 1923, the company was grouped into the ...

, was originally painted in unauthentic LMS Crimson lake.

Diesel

* MetroVick Co-Bo D5705, the sole remaining member of Class 28, was preserved from

Swindon Works Swindon railway works was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1843 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It served as the principal west England maintenance centre until closed in 1986. History In 1835 Parliament approved the construction of the ...

in 1980, stored at Darley Dale/Matlock Bath Goods Shed for many years before removal to Bury on the

East Lancashire Railway East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway line in North West England which runs between Heywood, Greater Manchester and Rawtenstall in Lancashire. There are intermediate stations at Bury Bolton Street, , Summerseat and Ramsbottom, with ...

by 1998 for completion. * 25265 (7615) Harlech Castle used on passengers trains in the 1990s. Now at

Nemesis Rail Nemesis Rail is a railway maintenance and spot-hire company. It is presently based in a depot on Derby Road, Burton upon Trent, that was formerly a British Rail wagon works that had been closed in the 1990s. Nemesis Rail was founded in January ...

(stored).

Signalling on the railway

There are four

signal box In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information about a phenomenon. Any quantity that can vary over space or time can be used as a signal to share messages between observers. The ''IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing'' ...

es on the route. Two boxes control the only two level crossings on the old

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...

main line route from

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

London St Pancras St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a London station group, central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Bor ...

. The crossings are both in the

area on the Peak Rail line. The third signal box at Rowsley is being commissioned to control the sidings and be a public viewing exhibit. This is the former

Bamford Bamford is a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, close to the River Derwent. To the north-east is Bamford Edge, and to the north-west the Ladybower, Derwent and Howden Reservoirs. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1, ...

signal cabin from the Hope Valley. There are plans at

Rowsley South railway station Rowsley South railway station lies approximately a mile short of Rowsley village, the location of the settlement's previous stations. This makes Rowsley South the third station to be built in the area, constructed as it was by Peak Rail volunt ...

for refurbishment and future operational use. The fourth cabin at Riverside came from Luffenham. It controls the Matlock connection to the national network. Riverside box

*Matlock Riverside: an original British Rail cabin, formerly located at Luffenham junction. The restored cabin is mounted on a non prototypical stone-block base with an internal staircase to protect the box from vandalism, required due to its isolated location. The 19-lever frame was recovered from Glendon North Junction near

Kettering Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ket ...

. Mechanical

interlocking In railway signalling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as junction (rail), junctions or crossings. The signalling appliances and Track (rail transpor ...

allows the

signals In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information about a phenomenon. Any quantity that can vary over space or time can be used as a signal to share messages between observers. The ''IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing'' ...

exiting and entering the loop via the Darley Dale end to be cleared in opposing directions when the cabin is switched out via the King locking lever. *Darley Dale Crossing: controls the section from Darley Dale to Matlock Riverside under the one train staff key, as well as the other gated level crossing at Station Road. Based on an L.M.S. ground level design, it was erected in 2007 to replace the older Midland style replica cabin which had become life-expired. Darley signalbox

*Darley Dale station: the

passing loop A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...

at Darley Dale is worked using the

Absolute Block Absolute block signalling is a British signalling scheme designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway by allowing only one train to occupy a defined section of track (block) at a time. This system is used on double or multiple lines wher ...

method, with the signal box at the other end releasing the signal of the adjacent signal box to allow trains to enter the applicable up or down loop line. Due to the small length of the loop all signals are Home Starter combined signals, rather than the traditional separate distant, home and starter arrangements. Church Lane signalbox

*Church Lane Crossing: controls the section from Darley Dale to Rowsley South under the electric key token block method, as well as the traditionally gated level crossing at Churchtown. Originally this signal box came from Gorsey Bank level crossing on the nearby

Wirksworth Wirksworth is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England. Its population of 5,038 in the 2011 census was estimated at 5,180 in 2019. Wirksworth contains the source of the River Ecclesbourne. The town was granted a mar ...

branch. The signals here are Midland Railway lower quadrant examples on wooden posts dating from 1927. The signal box operates the first preserved example of a "Josslock" motor point, an electro-hydraulically worked electro-pneumatic

point machine A point machine (also known as a point motor, switch machine or switch motor) is a device for operating railway Railroad switch, turnouts especially at a distance. Overview In the earliest times, points were operated manually by levers. Gradually ...

, whereby a standard electro-pneumatic point is driven by a hydraulic power pack. Rowsley turnover lever frame

*Rowsley South: The Cabin was originally located at before it was moved to the up platform at Darley Dale initially, though it was never commissioned. Eventually it was moved to Rowsley in January 2014, whereafter restoration began. It will be used to control the loco shed sidings and yard exits as a shunt frame using a unique now in the UK, though still widely used in Europe, double wire driven point operation using the ex Barrow Hill sidings turnover style lever frame kindly donated by the National Railway Museum and point operating gear which has now been installed at Rowsley.

Two train running

In late February 2007, the railway's 'Two-Train Running' project was completed and approved by

HM Railway Inspectorate Established in 1840, His Majesty's Railway Inspectorate (HMRI) is the organisation responsible for overseeing safety on Britain's railways and tramways. It was previously a separate non-departmental public body, but from 1990 to April 2006 it ...

. Through improvements to infrastructure and signalling, this project allows ''two'' trains in steam on the line, using a refurbished and extended passing loop at . Each section of the railway is worked by a train staff, each with a key to operate the ground frames and electrical signal releases at the signal boxes and the ground frames at Rowsley South, Rowsley North, Darley South Yard sidings and Matlock Riverside.

Darley Dale footbridge

In mid-2009, the original ex-Midland Railway Darley Dale footbridge was purchased from the

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with an aim towards restoration and eventual repositioning at its original location at Darley Dale. Part of this project requires the removal of the unused signal box structure to facilitate the erection of the footbridge. Fundraising for this project began in late 2009 and continues.

References

External links

The Peak Rail website

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080916142804/http://www.peakrailvols.org.uk/ The Peak Rail Volunteering website
Peak Rail's Signalling Department website

Friends of the Derwent Valley Line

County Council Feasibility Study Derbyshire County Council (2004) Derby to Manchester Railway Matlock to Buxton / Chinley Link Study. Main Report, Volume 1A: Version: Final. ''This report also has detailed plans of the line.''

The Andrew Briddon loco collection

Unique tandem locos saved
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History

First preservation attempts with the Buxton Steam Centre

Closure of the Buxton Steam Centre and relocation to Darley Dale

Extension to Matlock (Network Rail) station

Future developments

Expansion towards Bakewell

Monsal Trail

Special events

Operating groups at the railway

Motive power

Steam locomotives

Operational

Undergoing overhaul

Stored

Diesel locomotives

Operational

Undergoing overhaul/restoration

Stored

Diesel Multiple Units

Undergoing overhaul/restoration

Former Residents

Steam

Diesel

Signalling on the railway

Two train running

Darley Dale footbridge

See also

References

External links