http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/ Derbyshire Railways Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:35:39 GMT Nick Wheat http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1880 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1880 ... The clip is from the British Transport Films production - Forward to First Principles - filmed to show how modern freight trains (in 1963!) were moving Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:10:41 GMT ptrkaz http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1879 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1879 ... Brilliant clip Nick; never seen that before. It really illustrates how the much busier and more important line to Stenson Jn has such a sharp curve and Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:36:34 GMT Nick Wheat http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1878 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1878 Perhaps all this talk of Chellaston Jct. to Ashby is an appropriate time to play a video clip from c.1963 that will be familiar to devotees of British Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:27:30 GMT Vince Shirley http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1877 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1877 Hi all, Apologies for re-opening this thread but, whilst doing the day job today - happened to catch this little gem in the BBC Radio series "Open County" Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:49:18 GMT Ralph Rawlinson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1876 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1876 Final six pics taken between King's Newton and Ashby. Ralph Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:16 GMT Ralph Rawlinson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1875 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1875 Views of bridges found on the half mile between the start of the trail at Chellaston East Jn and the River Trent. I'm still looking for a good side view of the Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:09:42 GMT Ralph Rawlinson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1874 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1874 There are two viaducts at Chellaston Junction and like Nigel I have been searching without success for photos although there are birdseye views; the bridge Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:03:25 GMT Nick Wheat http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1873 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1873 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/8354657.stm Local news is at 6.30pm on Sky Channel 980, wherever you can get Sky TV Nick Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:33:37 GMT Howard Sprenger http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1872 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1872 ... Well - it's certainly a thought, Peter. And as you say, the railmotors provide a nice link. Trouble is I'd have to start from scratch - I've got nothing Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:21:47 GMT ptrkaz http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1871 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1871 Perhaps a conclusion to your trilogy Howard; Wirksworth, Ripley and now the line to Melbourne and Ashby. After all, they used the same "railmotors" in MR days. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:51 GMT Howard Sprenger http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1870 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1870 ... Well... not sure really... I could quote at length from the book my Dad and his colleagues wrote for Oakwood many years ago, but where to begin...? What Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:10:17 GMT Nigel Callaghan http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1869 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1869 Another article I've found which may produce some comment or interest. Perhaps Howard, might have something further to add to this article. Can anyone tell me Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:01:47 GMT malcolm peakman http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1868 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1868 Hi Neil The images reminded me - in Feb 1963 I was working in the C&W Works and was on the gang that tested DMU's - several times that month we went up to Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:52:12 GMT Neil Ferguson-Lee http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1867 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1867 Just to let you know that I have updated our gallery which depicts work being undertaken at Duffield on the Wirksworth Branch. Although there aren't captions Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:45 GMT Neil Ferguson-Lee http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1866 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/derbyshirerailways/message/1866 Andy, Apologies to Dave but I thought I'd just keep the Ashbourne thread live just for this reply which is a couple of days overdue. Yes, the photo is taken