Whaley Bridge & the end of the Cromford and High Peak Railway

[@xiomara-s7f]

Great series on a quirky railway through some difficult terrain and presented in a lovely relaxed none preachy way . Thanks paul & phil super stuff..

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks very much. Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@vernon.rogers]

Thanks for doing this series, a bitter-sweet moment when you reach journey's end! Never mind, we can watch it all again which will be a bit easier than walking it all again. Well done

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Vernon. I might start again in reverse 😄

[@chrischapman7514]

Great series will miss it really enjoyed it.

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks Chris. Yeah it's been a good ride.

[@themackeler5011]

Great series watched most

[@WobblyRunner]

Nice one. It's been a great one to put together.

[@carolinecleaveley-q1r]

thanks for this great series. you so lucky with such history all around you. caroline.

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks Caroline. You're right. Sometimes it's easy to take it all for granted.

[@VincentHardy-zt3nt]

A very enjoyable series, almost a shame it’s come to an end in one respect, definitely a great KZbin channel for exploring our long lost history and trekking a few miles 😎

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Big V!!!! Appreciate the kind words.

[@tinacordon7866]

I have walked a lot of it but I hadn't considered walking from Cromford Wharf back towards the Midland Railway Junction until seeing your video, so thank you for that.

[@WobblyRunner]

You're very welcome. It's a nice, but muddy walk :)

[@ernestbailey9194]

Lovely end to the run of videos. Really enjoyed them.

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks Ernest. Glad you enjoyed them 👍

[@ians400000]

Brilliant series thanks. Having visited the Cromford end many times, you've inspired me to look at the rest

[@WobblyRunner]

Excellent. Thanks very much. Well worth a visit. I love that no section of this line is similar.

[@wetdogFBK]

Thanks for that you two, great work 👍

[@WobblyRunner]

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[@wonkdonk3844]

its a great part of the world.. its been some years since I last visited. the thing I remember the most is just how bloody big the Pike was in the canal.

[@WobblyRunner]

Hahaha someone was telling me they caught a 20lb one recently.

[@briancooper562]

Well done. Very worth the effort.. It is worth noting the old photos and the present conditions show a greater number of plants and trees now then in the old days.

[@WobblyRunner]

You're right about the trees. I've said the same thing a few times in a few locations. It's hard to imagine it without it being so wooded these days until you see the old photos.

[@andrewmarriott4033]

Fantastic series shame it’s not all open in its entirety I certainly need to explore that end of the railway one day 👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks Andrew. There's a hole in my life now we've finished it 😄

[@petersimpson7037]

know what you mean about this line been infectious ...😂i lived near the LSWR line as a kid & used to see the J97`s coming down for servicing etc at buxton shed .. got me wondering what they did & had to find out in later years their story .walked & cycled the whole line & gets you hooked ..the amount of work that was needed to send a 100 tons of limestone down to the canals was crazy ...my dad took me to parsley hay on the last day ...fantastic,& the amount of people up there was unbelievable ..another coffee on way 👍👍🙂🙂

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks very much Peter. That must have been a great experience seeing it on the final day. Priceless memories. The old footage of moving the trucks around, even on the flat bit still blows me away.

[@john-pu5uy]

Well done guys.... Best Pairing on youtube... Hope Phill gets Paid !!!

[@WobblyRunner]

😆don't give him any ideas. He'll want more soreen. And I'll need a wide angle lense for his head.

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers John. Appreciated

[@nick8772]

Great series.The early episodes brought back wonderful memories and the later ones, as I never managed to get past the giant quarry at Hurdlow, were fascinating as I tried to follow you on the map! I loved the detective work as you tried, between the two of you, to fathom-out the history and you're dead right when you say it gets under your skin. Plenty of new photos on the later stages and who knows, maybe I'll start at WB and work my way down - once the weather improves! Thanks for such an entertaining series and keep on making all your other vids. Cheers

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks very much Nick for the kind words. Plenty of detective work. There's been quite a few head scratching moments. And even more face palms after getting home back to the land of mobile phone signal to check stuff. So much fun though learning about it all.

[@andrewmaurer6267]

Fantastic as always top men brilliant looking forward to the next video 👍👍👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks very much Andrew 👍

[@jeffclegg483]

Excellent series , well researched, filmed and presented, going to watch it all again. Cheers Paul & Phil.

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks very much Jeff. We joked about going back to the start and filming it again in French, just to experience it again 😂

[@Carolb66]

Brilliant finale Paul & Phil! Amazing photo of the giant steam train exiting the tunnel it only just fits! Lovely walk exploring the remnants of the old railway, through pretty villages & woodland. Hard to believe horses were still being used to pull the wagons up until the 1950s even for a short length of the railway. I bet it was a bit sad coming to the end of the line but it's all documented now Paul for you both to look back on. ❤😊👍

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Carol. It's been an incredible journey to follow it all the way.

[@richardharris4452]

Brilliant finale to an epic journey....a real labour of love and a great watch from start to finish....thank you guys😊😊

[@WobblyRunner]

Cheers Richard. Much appreciated.

[@alastairmacdonald6223]

A brilliant informative series, loved each episode, I’m going to have to watch it all again as there is so much to take in!

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks very much Alastair. Glad you enjoyed it 👍. Much appreciated.

[@scottc1589]

Truly a wonderful series. Now it's time to figure out which episodes I've missed, but the section with the large stone embankments is the section that intrigues me most so far, but as you said, there's so many layers to the Cromford and High Peaks, it is really difficult to choose a favorite section. Cheers to you and Phil for a job well done!

[@WobblyRunner]

Thanks Scott. It's been an incredible journey looking back. I keep getting reminded of bits I'd forgotten about. I might have to give the series a watch myself 😄

[@swipewrite]

The chimney by the tunnel is on the shunters cabin. Just a concrete slab left today. Two tracks through the tunnel the left track up to Whaley Bridge station and the right hand one for the incline.

[@WobblyRunner]

Great info 👍 I guess the chimney was taller to get the smoke away from the neighbouring houses

[@chris9870]

Really enjoyed this series. Have you done anything on the Peak Forest Tramway from Buxworth to the quarries near Dove Holes, through Chapel en le Frith, where I live? Sure there would be lots of interesting things to investigate. There was a long incline in Chapel and also one of the first railway tunnels in the world, Stodhart. One end is still clearly visible at the entrance to a care home.

[@WobblyRunner]

Hahah funny you should mention that Chris. We filmed that just before Christmas. We went all the way past Dove Holes to the quarries. Great history. Should be out in the next month.

[@maestromanification]

Been a great series Paul. The difference between a tunnel or a bridge is if its listed as a tunnel in the sectional appendix. That's a book which lists all the speeds , milages, junctions and tunnels amongst other things As regards the scoy going over all the crossings I would just be a question of driver and fireman keeping a look out. That's a very late picture of a scot, mid 60s

[@WobblyRunner]

:) cheers Russ. Hahaha I wonder if there's a sectional appendix from 1832? 🙃

[@maestromanification]

@@WobblyRunner err probably not one left as a dog ate the parchment 😀

[@philsteele7151]

That Soreen is a reet proper yorkshiremans slab eh, but you missed the works down bingswood avenue, which was a part of the "complex" associated with the railway. Peak Forest tramway next guys.

[@WobblyRunner]

Ooooh funny you should mention that. Peak Forest Tramway already recorded before Christmas :)

[@wideyxyz2271]

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