Matlock Riverside railway station

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[edit] History

No.WD 150 'Royal Pioneer' at Matlock Riverside in June 2007

Matlock Riverside is the southern terminus of Peak Rail, a preserved steam railway of approximately 4 miles in length. The station itself is a temporary wooden construction, and was previously used at Chee Dale Halt near Buxton, when Peak Rail was based there in the 1980s. Due to operating complications at the Buxton end of the route, Peak Rail moved south to Darley Dale near Matlock, and the former Chee Dale Halt was re-used, forming Matlock Riverside.

[edit] Present Day

The station consists of one platform, situated on the Up side of the former deviation, whilst the Down line is used as a run-round loop, which permits the use of a single locomotive on services (although top-and-tail operation occurs on Special Event Days). Access to the station is via a public footpath from Matlock, the distance between the two being no more than a quarter mile.

For a time, Matlock Riverside possessed a small hut that functioned as a Ticket Office. After this was frequently damaged by local vandals, however, the station became permanently unmanned and tickets must now be purchased aboard the train.