Peak Rail • D8 Penyghent • Heritage Railway • Peak District • Matlock to Rowsley

[@dr.deborahkatharinestevens318]

`Really enjoyed that visit with you, thank you.👍

[@Linleys]

Hey thank you for following along with my visit. Cheers, Warren :)

[@expat0149]

Hang on a second you were just on top of a hill with Dan the dancing Queen ;) Used to watch 44/45's Peaks as a kid late 70's early 80's in my home town when i was a kid :)

[@Linleys]

Well I get about a bit! Thanks for watching. Did you keep up? 😝

[@ewengillies9826]

A very nostalgic trip down memory lane Warren. Some of those old buildings have a church like structure which maybe was the architectural design of that era obviously. Thanks for sharing. Bushyboy Oz.

[@Linleys]

A lovely location and I'm pleased I finally managed to visit. There is more to explore there so I will be back when I can. Cheers, Warren :)

[@wendingourway]

That would be a really lovely trip to take! Sure wish Nova Scotia still had its system of Dayliner, but those were closed done many years ago now...but there are studies being conducted that may see some of the lines reopened...we shall see. Some wonderful old structures that were sure made to last! A wonderful way to spend a day. Bruce and Otis

[@Linleys]

Well, not sure what sort of train system there is in Nova Scotia, or what locos run. Do you think some of the old lines will be re-opened? Thanks for commenting, cheers, Warren :)

[@wendingourway]

@@Linleys Many of the lines remain abandoned and a few made into trails, but one in particular is being studied to bring back as a commuter rail...so, we shall see.

[@Linleys]

@@wendingourway well if it is viable then fingers crossed that there is enough investment to make it happen. Nice,

[@lewisner]

I volunteered on Peak Rail 1988-91 and its interesting to see progress. Pity they still haven't got the main building at Darley Dale. The reason they have never gone to Rowsley is that the road bridge there was removed in 1968 and the road was raised so reinstating it would mean lowering the road or raising the railway which would be astronomically expensive.

[@Linleys]

Wow, the road bridge issue is interesting. They won’t want to lower the road I bet and the change in gradient for the tracks would be so difficult. Any idea how much the height difference is? 🤠

[@lewisner]

@@Linleys I think it is 6-8 feet. But the problem is that in addition to being lowered the road was also straightened and the abutments removed. If the railway was raised it then has to go across the viaduct which is listed. Even if the bridge problem was sorted Haddon Tunnel needs major repairs and the resident of Haddon Hall at least in the early 90s wasn't sympathetic to the railway. Then access to Bakewell Station would need to be negotiated and factory buildings removed from the goods yard.

[@Linleys]

@@lewisner oh that’s a lot of realignment. Not good. Some years ago there was some talk of some freight services being run through the line to the quarries. Maybe for HS2 supplies. I might have mis-remembered that. Thanks for the extra information. Cheers 🤠

[@lewisner]

@Linleys we (peak rail) used to get free ballast from the quarries which together with Derelict Land Grants was a reason for the rapid progress we made. I walked the whole line in 1982 and 89 and although it would be relatively easy for the government to reopen it , it is way way beyond the capabilities of any heritage railway.

[@Linleys]

@@lewisner If the track bed alignment is crept clear then maybe in the future… Cheers 😊

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

cool vid on channel thanks lee

[@Linleys]

Hey Lee, cheers, thanks for tagging along on the visit to the railway :) Cheers, Warren