Peak Rail Heritage Railway in Derbyshire

In this video me and Jon visit Peak Rail in Derbyshire. One of Derbyshire's handful of heritage railways.
Peak Rail is a preserved railway in Derbyshire, England, which operates a steam and heritage diesel service for tourists and visitors to both the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales.
The preserved railway line runs from it's base at Rowsley South to the town of Matlock. We take a return trip on the days steam locomotive working to Matlock and Matlock Riverside before having a closer look around Darley Dale station and the railway yard at Rowsley.
The railway initially opened as Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway in 1849 and closed fully in 1968. The line rose again in 1987 when the trackbed was aquired by Peak Rail. It opened to passengers again in 1992. In 1997 it was extended from Darley Dale to Rowsley South and in 2011 it ran into Matlock national rail station. Future expansion plans include running all the way into the centre of Rowsley and then onwards to Bakewell in the Peak District. Beyond there the trackbed turns into the Monsal Trail.
Buy me a coffee - ko-fi.com/wobb...
Facebook - / wobbly.runner
Instagram - / wobbly.runner
‪@peakrailwayassociation9455‬​

[@psychicspies673]

Loved the music on this one… the way it built up. Great day out and really good to re-visit Peak Railway. If anyone is wondering the entrance is now completely tarmaced and no issues getting to the car park at all 😊

[@WobblyRunner]

Great stuff Jon, cheers :)

[@Olleetheowl]

Really nice video. Funnily enough, this is my next project. Ambergate to The end. And “Peak Rail” is where I’m going to be tomorrow (25/05/2024)…

[@WobblyRunner]

Enjoy 👍😀

[@daystatesniper01]

Nice video lads ,i remember in the late 70s early 80s when they proposed to re-open the whole line Matlock-Buxton , adverts in all the rail mags' etc' sadly never happened

[@WobblyRunner]

Thank you 👍 What a great line that would have been. But what a project and upkeep for those tunnels and viaducts.

[@andrewmarriott4033]

Fantastic think I need to get myself down there I have seen the trains running And walked down the side of the line outside Matlock . Fantastic video 👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Andrew 👍🙂

[@stephenwilde3985]

Hello again, my pal says the class44 will be in use on Saturday 😁👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Great stuff! Cheers Stephen

[@martinmarsola3180]

Thanks for the video today. Back in the hospital again. Was going to have lunch, and the premier was coming.on. A great video as always, and I appreciate viewing them. Hopefully I'll be home soon. God bless you and your family, and of course the Boss also. This made my day. See you on the next. Cheers Paul!

[@WobblyRunner]

I'm sorry to hear that Martin. Best wishes to you for a speedy recovery.

[@chrischapman7514]

Great stuff Paul thanx for sharing enjoyed it as usual will look out for your next adventure.

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Chris. Glad you enjoyed it. I've got more steam train fun planned tomorrow.

[@chrischapman7514]

@@WobblyRunner Full steam ahead Paul.

[@yosefkorn]

The peek railway should replace hs2, now that its been scrapped - from Manchester to Derby to London.

[@ALRS_Official]

14:27 You are indeed correct, that is us! The section of line into that station is newly-laid and very much Work in Progress, as is our fleet of locos. Although we aren’t running and passenger services at this point in time, our team of volunteers have been working hard behind the scenes to get us towards a position where we can do so. Despite the many setbacks, we are still here and are looking forward to welcoming visitors for train rides in the not too distant future.

[@WobblyRunner]

All the very best with the continued progress. It's great to hear things are progressing. I look forward to visit again and having a look around when you're up and running 👍

[@Marc_von_Hoffrichter]

All that rolling stock and locos out in the weather! Such a crying shame that no consideration be given to overhead cover prior to purchasing stock. Such a pity and many will probably be lost to the elements before the volunteers get to actually turn a spanner on them. Thanks for the video Paul, a real insight into the heritage scene there. Cheers mate.

[@WobblyRunner]

Yeah it's a real shame. Some great locos there. Not a lot of money around at the moment I suppose but hopefully something will eventually progress with them.

[@mattlander9119]

If a heritage railway/individual thought about undercover storage before purchasing an item of rolling stock then nothing would have been saved.

[@railwaychristina3192]

Oh thank you. Visited on 1 July, there was a 1940s day with fun stuff at Rowsley. NB line is due to be extended further into Rowsley. I want to renovate Darley Dale! Check out the lovely cafe at Hassops station. By the way a railway worker showed me the token exchange box, hidden in the yard at the front!

[@WobblyRunner]

😉👍 there's another video in the can about the next bit up to Rowsley village. Fantastic stuff. It really is a shame about darley dale building isn't it

[@railwaychristina3192]

@@WobblyRunner ..is it for sale? It should have listed status as part of a preserved railway.

[@WobblyRunner]

I don't believe it's for sale. The whole darley site seemed to be closed last week. I remember years ago there was a little shop on the other platform. Even the toilets were locked up.

[@stephenwilde3985]

Hi Mr Wobbly, the peak outside is a class 44, one of only 10 ever made 👍

[@WobblyRunner]

I'd have never have guessed. Do they have 2 class 44s?

[@stephenwilde3985]

I think the one inside is a 45, my friend is a driver and fireman there, 2 weeks ago I was allowed a cab ride on the 040 saddle tank they have, they even allowed me to shovel coal into the fire box, a very special day for me 😁😁😁👍

[@julianlane8313]

Im sure the one you featured with the sheet over and head light is a 45, I believe there is a 44 there too.

[@WobblyRunner]

Yeah that's what I thought. I assumed the green 44 was in the shed. No number on the blue one, but I'm sure there is only one 44 at the railway and that's not the blue one

[@WobblyRunner]

Just had it confirmed. The blue one under the sheet is 46035 formerly Ixion. 👍

[@ceanothus_bluemoon]

I see there are plans to extend to the original(very attractive) Rowsley station, so that's good to hear. Such a shame Darley Dale station is all boarded up. I'm sure there are any number of people who would love to renovate it and get it in to some kind of use. It looks like a lovely building with great potential. A shame to see so many things, including bridges rotting away in the open...maybe there are plans to use these somewhere? I do hope so. Thanks for showing us around.

[@WobblyRunner]

I since read that one of the footbridge arrived from the Midland Railway Centre to be erected at Darley Dale. I'm not sure which one though. I think Matlock could do with one too. Hopefully they start making progress to Rowsley, I assume to the site of the 2nd generation station there

[@andyhibbert842]

have they finally fixed the road into peak rail at rowsley, last time i tried to go down i had to turn back as the road was so bad.

[@WobblyRunner]

Someone did mention that to me. I honestly didn't notice anything too bad, so must be OK now.