Wonderful and informative video thank you. I have long hoped that the line would be reopened as far as possible and become a regularly used part of the Churnet Valley Railway, such a shame it can never run into Waterhouses again that would have been a great terminus.
There was talk about produce from the Cauldon Low quarries coming back on the railways a few years ago wasn''t there ? But Tarmac pulled out of the deal because they said the rail charges were too high !
Its a fair old climb up the hill from Leekbrook, went to rhe spring steam gala, the Castle struggled, the std4 made a decent job, but to get up the hill an S160 is the better bet. Remember a few years ago when they had three S160s on a train .
Hi thanks for the comments, it surprised me also when I was sent the gradient profile which I included at the start of the video how steep the line was and when riding the train along the route it certainly makes the locomotive work 🙂
Brilliant footage 5*.. It is so beautiful, thank you for all your effort & sharing it. A question to all who view this, Did the farmers have to buy the old railway beds or did/ have they just taken them over? I have seen some old track beds in such a bad state, obviously not looked after 'reasonably' even seen dead cattle on them when we had foot & mouth / mad cows disease. No criticism but just wondering.
I'm not sure how much of that section of route is used during the leaf fall season, maybe someone from the Churnet Valley Railway will give some information on how the rail adhesion is in this area. Thanks for watching
The Churnet Valley Railway run steam trains to the end of the line at Ipstones, and it's impressive hearing the steam engine work hard up the steep Gradient towards Ipstones
Brilliant !! you should do one on the Leek extention. Thank you .
The one to Leek was done already or is there another part you are thinking of. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/iAAhVvActs4/v-deo.html
Wonderful and informative video thank you. I have long hoped that the line would be reopened as far as possible and become a regularly used part of the Churnet Valley Railway, such a shame it can never run into Waterhouses again that would have been a great terminus.
Thanks for the very kind comments and looking forward to adding more routes over the next few months
There was talk about produce from the Cauldon Low quarries coming back on the railways a few years ago wasn''t there ? But Tarmac pulled out of the deal because they said the rail charges were too high !
It would be great if more industries used rail transport, especially where the roads aren't the best for heavy goods vehicles on narrow lanes
Its a fair old climb up the hill from Leekbrook, went to rhe spring steam gala, the Castle struggled, the std4 made a decent job, but to get up the hill an S160 is the better bet.
Remember a few years ago when they had three S160s on a train .
Hi thanks for the comments, it surprised me also when I was sent the gradient profile which I included at the start of the video how steep the line was and when riding the train along the route it certainly makes the locomotive work 🙂
Brilliant footage 5*.. It is so beautiful, thank you for all your effort & sharing it. A question to all who view this, Did the farmers have to buy the old railway beds or did/ have they just taken them over? I have seen some old track beds in such a bad state, obviously not looked after 'reasonably' even seen dead cattle on them when we had foot & mouth / mad cows disease. No criticism but just wondering.
Thanks for your kind words, I'm still learning how best to show these old lines. I will be announcing my next route very soon
The rail adhesion must be extremely poor on that line 02:30 ! It's virtually eneveloped by trees !
I'm not sure how much of that section of route is used during the leaf fall season, maybe someone from the Churnet Valley Railway will give some information on how the rail adhesion is in this area. Thanks for watching
So, this line is still used by steam trains?
The Churnet Valley Railway run steam trains to the end of the line at Ipstones, and it's impressive hearing the steam engine work hard up the steep Gradient towards Ipstones