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Lost Railways of Derbyshire

This book, published in October 2007, has chapters on early plateways and tramways, the Cromford & High Peak Railway, the Ambergate to Buxton main line, the Ashbourne to Buxton line, the Wirksworth branch, the Great Central Railway in Derbyshire, the Ashover Light Railway, the Friargate line, the lines in the north of the county, and those in lowland Derbyshire.

High Peak trail runs along old Cromford and High peak railway

The High Peak Trail now runs along the route of the old Cromford & High Peak Railway.

Spinkhill Tunnel, Picture courtesy of David Chaplin

An express emerging from Spinkhill Tunnel. Picture by courtesy of David Chaplin.

The portal to Spinkhill tunnel is still there (2006)

The portal to Spinkhill Tunnel is still there, photographed by Rodger Smith in 2006.

Rood Ashton Hall, on the Erewash Valley line (2006)

Rodger Smith's photograph of Rood Ashton Hall on the Erewash Valley line in 2006.