The Cromford and High Peak railway .
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2024
- 8mm cine shot by me in the final months of steam working from Middleton Top to Parsley Hay including the 1 in 14 gradient of Hopton Incline in 1967.
Also shown is the rope hauled Sheep Pasture incline .
To mark the closure of the line there were special runs organised by the SLS and the final sequence begins with engine preparation at Buxton MPD followed by the two J94s leaving with the empty stock ,and finally shots of the specials on Hopton Incline and Mininglow stone faced embankment.
The video has an authentic soundtrack recorded at the time of filming.
Delightful filming in bitter weather. A fascinating system. Thanks
Very good colour and definition for 8 mm. Thanks for posting.
To think of all the time,effort and engineering skill to build such lines as these,and we in the modern century come along and rip it all up with scarcely a thought of the future. Progress-my arse!
Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing.
I can well remember those two locos at work on the line. Hopton Incline was a sight to behold when a train took a flat out run at it! The North London tanks always looked spectacular there because they looked as though it was a time warp. The J94s were just about on their last legs by the time the line was closed but they put up some great shows on the brakevan specials. Talk about going out in a blaze of glory! Sad days but splendid memories of an age coming to it's end. Real steam working on revenue earning trains. Sadly I fear not much profit to be made in the last few years of operation but they gave us lads a lot of great memories!
Fantastic
Walking the line this century is wonderful. The countryside is beautiful in this area.
Thanks for sharing 👍♥️
You can tell that this was filmed near the end of steam by the terrible state of locomotives at the time. Even once proud top link locos were rusting away, filthy, leaking steam and relegated to goods. It was a sad time.
What a Document!
What a great film. Having cycled much of the route in recent years this puts it all in a clear historical context. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic!!!
Absolutely wonderful film. I used to live nearby 30 years ago, long after closure, but I ran along many bits (probably about as fast as the trains - certainly up the Hopton incline!)
Superb video many thanks for sharing it
Thank you. I lived in Ashbourne from 1970 to 1977 and explored much of the High Peak, including the trackbeds around Parsley Hay. Quite seriously, they were some of the happiest days of my earlier life.
Best part is at time mark 11:20.
Look at photographer staying in front of running train.
This, today will cause major incident (and mandatory train stop).
These days people trust more each others, today is 6 foot fence along railways ;)
Quality footage,thanks
Marvelous, the best video of the C&HPR I've seen. Thank you for sharing
Wow! Thanks for that, and very well edited too!
Possibly my favourite video, just found your account! Keep it up some amazing footage
ahhh thanks so much! i had this VHS as a kid and never could find the exact one on UA-cam
OMG that's the best C&HPR I have seen. The tapered chain is only seen on the Bowes footage until now for me.
Best wishes and kindest regards.
Thank you
Wonderful and remarkable footage and certainly the best I have seen on the line . Very well shot , with a great eye for detail , the film captures the the essence of the line , the country if passed through , the unique gradients and the struggling locos . Superb !!!!!
Fantastic footage of an area and line I know well (not as a working concern, alas).
One very minor quibble - it's Longcliffe, not Longtown, but this film is superb - thank you.
You are correct
Oops ! Don't know how that happened I shall correct it thanks for pointing it out !
Longtown was a station on the Waverly route where I once filmed an Ivatt 2-6-0 returning with the Langholm branch goods.
@PeterHutchinson-jc6wv It wasn't quite the Waverley route was it, the CHPR? A technological world away! 😂
Keep up the great work.
W😮W - This is old - when was this film made??? A few years ago I've actually cycled along this old line - This is amazing footage - thanks for sharing!!! 😊🚂🚂🚂