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Peak Forest Railway (Midland Railway)

Introduction

The northern part of this line is part of a Manchester to Sheffield route. The southern portion is a freight only line serving limestone quarries and works around Peak Forest and Buxton. The southern portion once formed part of the route south east to Matlock and on to Derby.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

New Mills to Peak Forest

New Mills Central

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See also
Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway (Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway)
Hayfield Branch (Marple, New Mills and Hayfield Junction Railway (Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway))

Northern Sprinter 150111 has just re-entered platform 2 at New Mills Central from the turnback siding at the west end of the station. The unit had ...
John McIntyre 11/12/2021

Double Class 150/1 sets sit in the turnback siding on the west side of New Mills Central on 2 April 2022. The train had arrived from Manchester at the ...
John McIntyre 02/04/2022

A stopping service from Manchester Piccadilly has just terminated at New Mills Central and is about to run into the turnback siding on 14 July 2018. ...
John McIntyre 14/07/2018

Looking east from New Mills Central station can be seen two tunnels. The one on the right is still in use and leads to New Mills South Junction. The ...
John McIntyre 11/12/2021

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New Mills Tunnel

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Looking west from above the western portal of New Mills tunnel as a pair of Class 142s approach New Mills Central (beyond the bridge in the distance) ...
John McIntyre 14/07/2018

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New Mills South Junction

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See also
New Mills South to Heaton Mersey (Midland Railway)

A TransPennine Express service from Cleethorpes to Manchester Airport passes New Mills South Jct in the early afternoon of 09 April 2016. The track in ...
John McIntyre 09/04/2016

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Buxworth

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A westbound East Midlands Trains Class 158 passes Buxworth on 29 December 2009 with a service to Manchester. The westbound platform and station ...
John McIntyre 29/12/2009

EE Type 4 No. 40 090 brings a train of empties up through the deep cutting at Buxworth in June 1977 bound for the Blue Circle cement works at Hope. ...
Bill Jamieson 11/06/1977

BR Sulzer Type 2 No. 25139 brings a train of empty ICI bogie limestone hoppers bound for the quarry at Tunstead up through
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Bill Jamieson 11/06/1977

BR Sulzer Type 2 No. 25 100 brings a load of limestone
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Bill Jamieson 11/06/1977

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Chinley

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Stanier 8F 48151 works hard on the climb between Chinley station and Chinley North Jct on 24 August 2019. The loco was taking empty stock from ...
John McIntyre 24/08/2019

On a beautiful late Autumn day, a First TPE Class 185 passes Chinley whilst working a Cleethorpes to Manchester Airport service. 18th November 2018 ...
John McIntyre 18/11/2018

142061 passes the site of the first Chinley station (before the line here was quadrupled in 1902) as it approaches the current station on 23 August ...
John McIntyre 23/08/2008

Northern Rail 142047 approaches Chinley station with a Manchester - Sheffield service on 23 August 2008.
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John McIntyre 23/08/2008

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Chinley [1st]

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Chinley North Junction

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See also
Dore and Chinley Railway (Midland Railway)

Central Trains liveried 170631 heads east at Chinley North Junction on 7 May 2007. ...
John McIntyre 07/05/2007

Split-headcode EE Type 4 40142 brings a rake of westbound Presflo hoppers from the Hope Valley line through the cutting immediately east of ...
Mark Bartlett //1978

A pair of Class 25s taking the Peak Forest line at Chinley North Junction in the summer of 1979. Not surprisingly, the load is a long train of empty ...
Mark Bartlett //1979

A pair of East Midlands 158s, with 158854 leading 158846, approaching Chinley North Junction on 25 March 2012. The train is on its way from Liverpool ...
John McIntyre 25/03/2012

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Chinley South Junction

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See also
Dore and Chinley Railway (Midland Railway)

Chapel-en-le-Frith Central

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The old Midland Railway station building on the up side at Chapel-en-le-Frith has received a few modifications over the years since closure and is now ...
John McIntyre 21/03/2010

Looking north through the site of Chapel-en-le-Frith (Midland) station on 21 March 2010. The platforms have gone but the main station building on the ...
John McIntyre 21/03/2010

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The former station building at Peak Forest, which when the photo was taken in 2012 was used by DB Schenker. The view is south from the road over ...
John McIntyre 09/04/2012

To the south of the former Peak Forest station, a number of DB locomotives are stabled as a Class 66 enters the picture from the right with a rake of ...
John McIntyre 09/04/2012

Arriving from the north at Peak Forest. ...
Ewan Crawford //

Mainline Blue 37379 attached to a rake of Tiphook bogie hopper wagons in the loading sidings at the RMC quarry at Peak Forest on 6 October 1998. ...
David Pesterfield 06/10/1998

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Miller^s Dale Curve

Peak Forest Junction

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Miller's Dale Junction

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See also
Rowsley to Buxton Line (Midland Railway)

Peak Forest Railway (Midland Railway)

Introduction

Portions of line and locations

New Mills to Peak Forest

New Mills Central

New Mills Tunnel

New Mills South Junction

Buxworth

Chinley

Chinley [1st]

Chinley North Junction

Chinley South Junction

Chapel-en-le-Frith Central

Dove Holes Tunnel

Doveholes

Peak Forest

Great Rocks Quarry

Great Rocks Tunnel

Tunstead Works (Limestone)

Peak Forest Junction

Peak Forest Junction Tunnel

Buxton Junction

Peak Forest Junction

Miller^s Dale Curve

Peak Forest Junction

Miller's Dale Junction

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