Steeple Grange Light Railway, Near Wirksworth Derbyshire, UK
The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a heritage railway at Wirksworth in Derbyshire, UK. It uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks around the country.
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Steeple Grange miniature railway 2/1/19
Steeple Grange - fossils.wmv
This is a little 18 inch (450 mm) gauge railway that runs along the old Cromford and High Peak Railway trackbed. It climbs to over 800 feet above sea level, and is just a delightful railway. This is at the site of an old quarry
The Steeple Grange Narrow Gauge Railway April 2013
Another interesting narrow gauge Quarry railway,you must visit this line to appreciate the climb on the mainline this railway has,a very friendly group of people run this railway and made us feel welcome.Good luck with the extension
Ecclesbourne Valley NG
A visit in April 2011 to the narrow gauge railway located at Wirksworth Station on the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.
1962 Matlocks Canada Trip Matlock Cine Films showing of 1992
In 1992, in the Richmond Hill home of David & Mary Lye, there was a showing of Bill Matlock's cine films, during his last visit to Canada. This extract shows the 1962 cine films of the Matlock family visit to Canada.
Br Standard 2 78018 at the East Lancs railway 31st March 2019
Thought i'd lineside at Burrs country park this time. Hope you enjoy.
Locomotives:
- Br Standard class 2 mogul number 78018 on loan form the Great Central Railway
- Br class 45 peak rail class diesel
- Br class 33 33109 Captain Bill Smith RNR
- Br Standard Class 4 80080 with Lancastrian Lunch
Locations
- Bury Bolton street station East Lancs Railway
- Ramsbottom station East Lancs Railway
- Burrs Country Park East Lancs railway
- Warmsley brook Bury
Railways In The Peak District 11th August 2012
A short visit to three railways, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Steeple Grange Light Railway and Peak Rail
Railways of Buxton & Matlock Explained
Railways of Buxton & Matlock Explained
A quick explainer to the series of railways around Buxton & Matlock, including the Monsal Trail & Peak Rail.
Goyt Valley walk 12: The Cromford & High Peak Railway
This 15 mile walk traces the northern section of the Cromford and High Peak Railway, from Burbage on the outskirts of Buxton, through the beautifully scenic Goyt Valley, to its end point at Whaley Bridge.
It's a fairly easy walk, and there are some excellent pubs and tea rooms in Whaley Bridge. The best way to return to Buxton is on the train. They run at regular, hourly intervals.
Some of the route is now on private land and inaccessible, so there are a few detours, including small sections beside the road. Some parts can also get overgrown in late Summer, so early Spring is perhaps a better time. But this was a perfect day.
The walk is the twelfth in a series - all of which are featured on the companion website at goyt-valley.org.uk.
Places to see in ( Wirksworth - UK )
Places to see in ( Wirksworth - UK )
Wirksworth is a market town in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England . Wirksworth is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. Within it is the source of the River Ecclesbourne. The town was granted a market charter by Edward I in 1306. The market is still held, every Tuesday in the market square. The parish church of St Mary's is believed to date from about AD 653.
Historically, Wirksworth developed as a centre for lead mining and later of stone quarrying. Many of the lead mines in the area were owned by the Gell family of nearby Hopton Hall, and their name is preserved in the Via Gellia, a main road to the north-west of the town, and in the Anthony Gell School.
The Wirksworth area may have been visited by Homo erectus as long as 150,000 years ago, during warm inter-glacial periods. An Acheulean handaxe from the Lower Paleolithic has been found at Hopton nearby. From other remains found in the county there would seem to have been human presence at least periodically until the Romans arrived. The Carboniferous limestone around Wirksworth has been extensively quarried through the town's history, resulting in several rock faces and cliffs in the hills that surround the town.
Districts of Wirksworth include Yokecliffe, Gorsey Bank, Bolehill, Mountford and Miller's Green. Bolehill, although technically a hamlet in its own right in Wirksworth's suburbs, is the oldest and most northern part of the town, while Yokecliffe is a fairly new estate in the western area of the town. Modern houses have recently been built in the Three Trees area and at the bottom of Steeple Grange, this housing estate is called Spring Close.
Within Wirksworth civil parish are 108 structures that are listed by Historic England for their historic or architectural interest. The Parish Church of St Mary is listed Grade I and eight structures (15 Market Place, 35 Green Hill, 1 Coldwell Street, Haarlem Mill, Wigwell Grange, the Red Lion Hotel, Gate House and the former grammar school) are Grade II*. Wirksworth Heritage Centre is just off Market Place in Crown Yard. The exhibition shows the history of Wirksworth from its prehistoric Dream Cave and woolly rhinos, through its Roman and lead mining histories, to the modern era. Other nearby attractions include the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, the Steeple Grange Light Railway and Peak District National Park. The study Wirksworth and Five Miles Around includes census information, notes on church monuments, accounts of crimes, church wardens' accounts, maps, a transcription of Ince's pedigrees, monument inscriptions and old photographs, parish registers and wills.
( Wirksworth - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Wirksworth . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Wirksworth - UK
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Anthony Gell School and Autumn views over Wirksworth
Just having a little bit of fun with a Hubsan H501S on the school fields and testing the GPS Hold Off function (2nd half of the video only - You'll see the difference in flight! ;))
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Cromford and High Peak Railway circa 1958
Previously unpublished film footage of Derbyshire's famous railway. Recorded by my grandfather Leonard Brian Cooper circa 1958. Captured on standard 8 cine film.
Apologies if you had this film bookmarked, I wasn't happy with its appearance. I've taken it down and re-uploaded this time without YouTube's shake reduction and light correction.
Hall Leys Miniature Railway Matlock April 2013
While in Matlock we visited this unusual 9.1/2gauge railway, an out and back line.
The loco being built near to us at Melton Mowbray.Thanks to everybody at the railway.
Goyt Valley walk 12: Cromford & High Peak Railway by satellite
A Google Earth view of a 15-mile walk following (as much as possible) the track of the Cromford & High Peak Railway from Burbage on the outskirts of Buxton to its end point at the canal basin in Whaley Bridge.
It's not a circular walk, but there are regular trains between Buxton and Whaley Bridge which makes the return trip very easy. And there's some great places to take refreshments in both towns.
Step-by-step instructions plus detailed photos are available on the companion website at
My thanks to local-history enthusiast, Jerome Jarvis, for showing me the route.
High Peak Junction in Derbyshire.
High Peak Junction, near Cromford, Derbyshire, England, is the site where the former Cromford and High Peak Railway meets the Cromford Canal.
31414 climbs the 1 in 27 Ravenstor incline 7-6-15
31414 propels the 10:55 service from Wirksworth station up the 1 in 27 climb to Ravenstor 7-6-15.
Derbyshire Dales NGR
A visit, in May 2011, to the 2' gauge Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway located at the Rowsley Station site of Peak Rail. A visit to this very friendly group is heartily recommended.
Cromford & High Peak railway
Route of the former Cromford & High Peak railway. Walk through tunnel, Middleton Top incline. Sheep Pasture incline, approach to Cromford canal wharf.
ExxonMobil industrial narrow gauge - Ölbahn Rühlermoor
Moory ground with no roads - the 900 mm narrow gauge survived.