Ashbourne No. 2 to Edgeley Junction No. 1 Section of Line Opened Closed Notes [Hurdlow] Parsley Hay to Hindlow Station [Whaley Bridge] 06.07.1831 (G) Whaley Bridge to Edgeley Junction 09.06.1857 Buxton to Whaley Bridge 15.06.1863 (P) Buxton to Whaley Bridge 01.07.1863 (G) Hurdlow to Dowlow Deviation 03.01.1969 Hindlow to Buxton 27.06.1892 (G) Hindlow to Buxton 01.06.1894 (P) Ashbourne to Parsley Hay 00.001899 Ashbourne to Hartington 07.10.1963 (G) Hartington to Parsley Hay 02.10.1967 (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 60 m.p.h. 1 ↕ Ashbourne No. 2 (Midland Lines) – Thorpe Cloud Station (Midland Lines) c. 1.11.1954 Tissington Station (Midland Lines) c. 1.11.1954 2 ↕ Alsop en le Dale Station (Midland Lines) 6m 1605yds CL 27 c. 1.11.1954 3 ↕ Hartington Station (Midland Lines) 4m 1256yds CL 27 c. 1.11.1954 4 ↕ Parsley Hay Station (Midland Lines) 1m 1420yds c. 1.11.1954 (Hurdlow) c. 15.8.1949 (Dowlow Halt) c. 1.11.1954 5 ↕ ↓ Briggs' Sidings 4m 886yds 6 ↑ ↓ Hindlow Station 1m 396yds c. 1.11.1954 7 ↑ ↓ Buxton Higher 2m 1352yd c. 2.4.1951 8 ↑ ↓↓↓ Buxton No. 2 0m 905yds 9 ↑↑ ↓Buxton Junction No. 1 0m 144yds 10 ↑ ↓↓ Bibbington's Sidings 2m 237yds 11 ↑↑ ↓Dove Holes Station 0m 976yds 12 ↑ ↓ Chapel en le Frith South Station 2m 513yds 13 ↑ ↓ Whaley Bridge Station 3m 1461yds 14 ↑ ↓ Furness Vale Station (L.C.) 1m 592yds 15 ↑ ↓ New Mills Newtown Station 1m 33yds URS 36 (Up) 50 (Down) 16 ↑ ↓ Disley Station 1m 1193yds URS 35 17 ↑ ↓ Middlewood Low Level Junction 1m 808yds Middlewood Station 18 ↑ ↓↓ Hazel Grove Station 2m 607yds DRS 39 URS 29 19 ↑↑ ↓Woodsmoor (L.C.) 1m 230yds ↑ ↓ Davenport Station 20 ↑ ↓ Davenport Junction 0m 1271yds 21 ↑ – Edgeley Junction No. 1 0m 754yds Links
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Hurdlow] Parsley Hay to Hindlow Station [Whaley Bridge] | 06.07.1831 (G) | ||
| Whaley Bridge to Edgeley Junction | 09.06.1857 | ||
| Buxton to Whaley Bridge | 15.06.1863 (P) | ||
| Buxton to Whaley Bridge | 01.07.1863 (G) | ||
| Hurdlow to Dowlow Deviation | 03.01.1969 | ||
| Hindlow to Buxton | 27.06.1892 (G) | ||
| Hindlow to Buxton | 01.06.1894 (P) | ||
| Ashbourne to Parsley Hay | 00.001899 | ||
| Ashbourne to Hartington | 07.10.1963 (G) | ||
| Hartington to Parsley Hay | 02.10.1967 (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 60 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
 |
↕ | Ashbourne No. 2 (Midland Lines) | – | |||
| Thorpe Cloud Station (Midland Lines) | c. 1.11.1954 | ||||||
| Tissington Station (Midland Lines) | c. 1.11.1954 | ||||||
| 2 | ↕ | Alsop en le Dale Station (Midland Lines) | 6m 1605yds | CL 27 | c. 1.11.1954 | ||
| 3 | ↕ | Hartington Station (Midland Lines) | 4m 1256yds | CL 27 | c. 1.11.1954 | ||
| 4 |
 |
↕ | Parsley Hay Station (Midland Lines) | 1m 1420yds | c. 1.11.1954 | ||
| (Hurdlow) | c. 15.8.1949 | ||||||
| (Dowlow Halt) | c. 1.11.1954 | ||||||
| 5 | ↕ | ↓ | Briggs’ Sidings | 4m 886yds | |||
| 6 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Hindlow Station | 1m 396yds | c. 1.11.1954 | |
| 7 | ↑ | ↓ | Buxton Higher | 2m 1352yd | c. 2.4.1951 | ||
| 8 | ↑ | ↓↓↓ | Buxton No. 2 | 0m 905yds | |||
| 9 |
| ↑↑ | ↓ | Buxton Junction No. 1 | 0m 144yds | ||
| 10 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Bibbington’s Sidings | 2m 237yds | |||
| 11 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Dove Holes Station | 0m 976yds | |||
| 12 | ↑ | ↓ | Chapel en le Frith South Station | 2m 513yds | |||
| 13 | ↑ | ↓ | Whaley Bridge Station | 3m 1461yds | |||
| 14 | ↑ | ↓ | Furness Vale Station (L.C.) | 1m 592yds | |||
| 15 | ↑ | ↓ | New Mills Newtown Station | 1m 33yds | URS 36 (Up) 50 (Down) | ||
| 16 | ↑ | ↓ | Disley Station | 1m 1193yds | URS 35 | ||
| 17 | ↑ | ↓ | Middlewood Low Level Junction | 1m 808yds | |||
| Middlewood Station | |||||||
| 18 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Hazel Grove Station | 2m 607yds | DRS 39 URS 29 |
||
| 19 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Woodsmoor (L.C.) | 1m 230yds | |||
| ↑ | ↓ | Davenport Station | |||||
| 20 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Davenport Junction | 0m 1271yds | ||
| 21 |
 |
↑ | – | Edgeley Junction No. 1 | 0m 754yds | ||
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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