Restored archive page
This is a track and signalling schedule from the original British Railways 1960 archive, compiled by Brian Robertson. It records the running lines, junctions, signal boxes, and stations along this section as worked in the nationalisation era.
| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromford to Hurdlow | 29.05.1830 (G) | ||
| Hurdlow to Parsley Hay [Whaley Bridge] | 06.07.1831 (G) | ||
| High Peak Junction to Cromford Wharf | 21.02.1853 (G) | ||
| Junctions and other features | Running Lines | Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions | Distance from Signal Box above | Loops and Refuge Sidings | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up | Down | ||||||
| Maximum permissible speed 20 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
 |
↕ | High Peak Junction | – | |||
| 2 | ↕ | ↓ | Cromford Goods (Staff Station) | 0m 1294yds | |||
| 3 | ↑ | ↕ | Sheep Pasture Top (Goods) (Staff Station) | 0m 1655yds | |||
| Steeplehouse Goods | |||||||
| 4 | ↕ | ↓ | Bottom of Middleton (Staff Station) | 1m 572yds | |||
| 5 | ↑ | ↕ | Middleton Top (Goods) (Staff Station) | 0m 770yds | UGL 35* | * At junction with Hopton Quarry Branch | |
| 6 | ↕ | Hopton Top (Goods) (Staff Station) | 1m 968yds | UGL 43 DRS 23 |
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| 7 | ↕ | Longcliffe Station (Staff Station) | 2m 86yds | UGL 34 | |||
| Minninglow (Goods) | |||||||
| 8 | ↕ | Friden Goods (Staff Station) | 5m 559yds | DGL 63 | |||
| 9 |
 |
↕ | Parsley Hay Station | 2m 826yds | |||
Source: the original britishrailways1960.co.uk archive (Brian Robertson, 2003 to 2013), restored from the site’s own records. Corrections welcome via the contribute page.
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