Photo Review
25th April 1953
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (North Western Area) /
Manchester Locomotive Society
High Peak Rail Tour
| Locos Used | 43618, 47000, 58077, 58856 & 58860 |
| Stock Used | [1] : open wagons [2] : 4 corridor coaches (booked for 2 coaches) [3] : 4x open wagons + 3x goods brakes (booked for 2x open wagons + 3x goods brakes) [4] : 2x BTO & 1x TO (open corridor coaches) |
Route :
M700 : Wirksworth to Wirksworth
M839 : Friden Top to Buxton (LNWR)
| Loco(s) | Stock | Route |
| 47000 | [1] | Top of Sheep-pasture - foot of Middleton incline |
| 58077 | [2] | Wirksworth - Duffield |
| 58077 | [2] | Duffield - Wirksworth |
| 58860 + 58856 | [3] | Middleton Top - Hopton Top |
| 58856 | [3] | Hopton Top - Longcliffe - Friden |
| 43618 | [4] | Friden - Parsley Hey - Hindlow - Old Harpur - Ladmanlow |
| 43618 | [4] | Ladmanlow - Old Harpur - Hindlow |
| 43618 | [4] | Hindlow - Buxton (LNWR) |
Notes :
(1) The 130 or so passengers assembled at Matlock station using either service train
arrivals at 10.12 or 10.21 from where they were to be transferred by bus to Cromford Wharf.
After inspecting the workshops at Cromford Wharf the tour participants set-off
on foot to ascend the Sheep-pasture incline. At the top 47000 took the
participants the 1¼ miles to the foot of
Middleton incline. Foot power was again used to get to Middleton Top to look
at the engine house. Lunch was taken a mile away in Wirksworth, reached once
again on foot. After the round trip with 58077 to Duffield it was leg-power
again up the hill to Middleton Top to get the train to Hopton Top and onwards to
Buxton.
(2) Due to this tour being a sell-out, a repeat trip on 27th June 1953 was
organised.
Sources : John Clifford (from contemporary
sources) & Ian Clark (SLS)
Photo Review
58077 arriving at Duffield (photo: N.Harrop/The John Debens Collection)
58077 posing by Duffield SB (photo: The John Debens Collection)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens & Ian Clark (SLS))
| Miles | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 0 | Matlock | 10.??am | ? |
|
by bus |
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|
? |
Cromford Wharf | 10.45a ~ 11.15d | ? ~ ? |
|
on foot over route of |
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|
? |
Middleton Top | 12.45a | ? |
|
on foot |
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|
0 |
Wirksworth | ??.??a ~ 13.30d | ??.?? ~ 13.31 |
|
8¼ |
Duffield | 13.55a ~ 14.05d | ??.?? ~ 14.15 |
|
8¼ |
Wirksworth | 14.30a | ? |
|
on foot (plus cars and taxi!) |
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|
0 |
Middleton Top | 15.25d | (15.25) |
| 1½ | Hopton Top | 15L35 ~ 15L37 | ? |
| ? | 15w50 ~ 15w55 | ? | |
| 9 0 |
Friden | 16.25a ~ 16.35d | ? |
| 2½ | Parsley Hay | 16x45 | ? |
| 8 | Hindlow | 17w03 ~ 17w09 | ? |
| 9¾ | Harpur Hill | 5x20 | ? |
| 10½ | Old Harpur | 5x26 | ? |
| 12¼ | Ladmanlow | 17.40 ~ 18.15 | ? |
| 14 | Old Harpur | 18x30 | ? |
| 14¾ | Harpur Hill | 18x40 | ? |
| 16½ | Hindlow | 18w50 ~ 19w05 | ? |
| 20¼ | Buxton (LNWR) | 19.15a | 19.05 |
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