Alsop en le Dale railway station
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| Alsop en le Dale | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | Buxton | ||
| Area | Derbyshire | ||
| Grid reference | SK157540 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Original company | LNWR | ||
| Platforms | ? | ||
| History | |||
| 1899 | Opened | ||
| 1963 | Closed | ||
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Alsop en le Dale railway station was opened in 1899 near to Alstonefield grid reference SK157540 a village in Derbyshire south east of Buxton
It was on the Ashbourne Line built by the LNWR as a branch from the Cromford and High Peak Railway (which ran from Whaley Bridge to Cromford) at Parsley Hay. At some time it was known as "Alsop en le Dale for Alstonefield."
From Hurdlow the line had been fairly easily graded, but at Alsop Moor, roughly halfway from Hartington it began to fall sharply at 1 in 60 and would continue to do so into Ashbourne. From Alsop to the next station at Tissington the fall was at 1 in 71.
The descent to Alsop was through Cold Eaton Cutting, 60 feet deep and three quarters of a mile long, requiring the removal of 300,000 tons of limestone
Two years after the line opened, a train of six-wheeled carriages becam derailed by the snow and was marooned for three days, during which time the crew were given hot food and drinks by local farmers.
In common with the other stations on this line, the platforms and buildings were of timber construction. From Parsley Hay to Ashbourne the line was single with passing loops at the stations, though provision was made for doubling which never occurred.
Regular passenger services ended in 1954, though excusions contibued until 1963. Freight continued until October of that year, the track to Ashbourne finally being lifted in 1964
The track bed from Ashbourne to Parsley Hay was acquired by Derbyshire County Council and the Peak National Park in 1968 for a cycle and walking route. This, the Tissington Trail was one of the first of such ventures in the country. Later, Ashbourne Tunnel was acquired by Sustrans.
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[edit] References
- Bentley, J.M., Fox, G.K., (1997) Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne (Scenes From The Past series 32), Romiley: Foxline Publishing
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