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Ambergate–Pye Bridge line

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known as Riddings Junction (with the three points being Riddings Junction, Ironville Junction and Codnor Park Junction).
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between Hammersmith and Ironville Junction, while on the western section a road has been built on the same alignment.
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The MR-B aims to extend the route of the preserved railway into Pye Bridge within the foreseeable future.
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was just to the north of this triangle. At this point, the two sides of the triangle cross the
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Passenger services were withdrawn on 16 June 1947, just prior to the line passing into
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to freight on 1 February 1875, and to passenger trains on 1 May 1875. The Midland was
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ownership. BR withdrew freight from the line on 23 December 1968, as a result of the
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Today, the line is preserved and used partially by the
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The line was opened by the 657: 620: 151: 129: 940:Railway lines closed in 1968 935:Railway lines opened in 1875 925:Beeching closures in England 920:Rail transport in Derbyshire 18:Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line 882:Midland Railway – Butterley 849:Midland Railway – Butterley 835:Midland Railway – Butterley 267: 238: 956: 802:Pye Bridge railway station 755:Ambergate railway station 707:Ambergate–Pye Bridge line 665: 650: 639: 606: 599: 523: 519: 454: 443: 392: 388: 366: 359: 337: 326: 304: 297: 282: 275: 253: 246: 231: 224: 202: 191: 144: 137: 97: 86: 78: 59:Ambergate–Pye Bridge Line 790:Swanwick Colliery branch 776:53.0638889°N 1.3838889°W 781:53.0638889; -1.3838889 702: 701: 745:The line, which was 847:Latter addition by 833:Latter addition by 806:Erewash Valley line 798:triangular junction 794:Erewash Valley line 772: /  757:at Crich Junction ( 749:, started from the 723:Erewash Valley line 643:Derwent Valley Line 195:Erewash Valley Line 90:Erewash Valley Line 703: 845:Swanwick Junction 751:Midland Main Line 719:Midland Main Line 696: 695: 692: 691: 669:Midland Main Line 447:Midland Main Line 361:Hartshay Colliery 248:Swanwick Junction 226:Swanwick Colliery 16:(Redirected from 947: 904: 901: 866:British Railways 787: 786: 784: 783: 782: 777: 773: 770: 769: 768: 765: 660: 659: 632: 631: 623: 622: 616: 615: 592: 591: 585: 584: 575: 574: 567: 566: 560: 559: 550: 549: 542: 541: 533: 532: 514: 513: 506: 505: 498: 497: 491: 490: 484: 483: 474: 473: 466: 465: 437: 436: 429: 428: 419: 418: 411: 410: 404: 403: 383: 382: 376: 375: 354: 353: 347: 346: 321: 320: 314: 313: 292: 291: 270: 269: 263: 262: 241: 240: 219: 218: 212: 211: 186: 185: 178: 177: 170: 169: 163: 162: 154: 153: 132: 131: 124: 123: 116: 115: 109: 108: 76: 52: 45: 38: 29: 21: 955: 954: 950: 949: 948: 946: 945: 944: 910: 909: 908: 907: 902: 898: 893: 878: 862: 822: 814:Nottinghamshire 780: 778: 774: 771: 766: 763: 761: 759: 758: 743: 737:(LMS) in 1923. 727:Midland Railway 672: 661: 646: 635: 634: 633: 624: 617: 595: 594: 593: 586: 577: 576: 569: 568: 561: 552: 551: 544: 543: 534: 515: 508: 507: 500: 499: 492: 485: 476: 475: 468: 467: 450: 439: 438: 431: 430: 421: 420: 413: 412: 405: 384: 377: 362: 355: 348: 333: 322: 315: 293: 271: 264: 242: 227: 220: 213: 198: 187: 180: 179: 172: 171: 164: 155: 133: 126: 125: 118: 117: 110: 93: 70: 61: 60: 56: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 953: 951: 943: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 912: 911: 906: 905: 895: 894: 892: 889: 877: 874: 861: 858: 857: 856: 851: 842: 837: 828: 821: 818: 742: 739: 694: 693: 690: 689: 687: 685: 683: 681: 679: 677: 674: 673: 666: 664: 662: 655: 653: 651: 648: 647: 640: 638: 636: 627: 626: 625: 618: 611: 609: 607: 604: 603: 598: 596: 587: 580: 579: 578: 570: 562: 555: 554: 553: 545: 537: 536: 535: 528: 526: 524: 521: 520: 518: 516: 509: 501: 493: 486: 479: 478: 477: 469: 461: 460: 459: 457: 455: 452: 451: 444: 442: 440: 432: 424: 423: 422: 414: 406: 399: 398: 397: 395: 393: 390: 389: 387: 385: 378: 371: 369: 367: 364: 363: 360: 358: 356: 349: 342: 340: 338: 335: 334: 327: 325: 323: 316: 309: 307: 305: 302: 301: 296: 294: 287: 285: 283: 280: 279: 274: 272: 265: 258: 256: 254: 251: 250: 245: 243: 236: 234: 232: 229: 228: 225: 223: 221: 214: 207: 205: 203: 200: 199: 192: 190: 188: 181: 173: 165: 158: 157: 156: 149: 147: 145: 142: 141: 136: 134: 127: 119: 111: 104: 103: 102: 100: 98: 95: 94: 87: 85: 83: 81: 79: 72: 71: 66: 63: 62: 58: 57: 55: 54: 47: 40: 32: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 952: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 917: 915: 900: 897: 890: 888: 885: 883: 875: 873: 871: 867: 859: 855: 852: 850: 846: 843: 841: 838: 836: 832: 829: 827: 824: 823: 819: 817: 815: 811: 810:River Erewash 807: 803: 799: 795: 791: 785: 756: 752: 748: 740: 738: 736: 732: 728: 724: 720: 716: 712: 708: 700: 688: 686: 684: 682: 680: 678: 676: 675: 671: 670: 663: 654: 652: 649: 645: 644: 637: 610: 608: 605: 602: 597: 527: 525: 522: 517: 458: 456: 453: 449: 448: 441: 396: 394: 391: 386: 370: 368: 365: 357: 341: 339: 336: 332: 331: 330:Ripley Branch 324: 308: 306: 303: 300: 295: 286: 284: 281: 278: 273: 257: 255: 252: 249: 244: 235: 233: 230: 222: 206: 204: 201: 197: 196: 189: 148: 146: 143: 140: 135: 101: 99: 96: 92: 91: 84: 82: 80: 77: 74: 73: 69: 65: 64: 53: 48: 46: 41: 39: 34: 31: 30: 27: 19: 899: 886: 879: 876:Preservation 870:Beeching Axe 863: 764:53°3′50.00″N 747:double track 744: 706: 704: 667: 641: 445: 328: 193: 88: 26: 831:Hammersmith 779: / 767:1°23′2.00″W 299:Hammersmith 914:Categories 891:References 854:Pye Bridge 711:Derbyshire 139:Pye Bridge 840:Butterley 826:Ambergate 753:north of 733:into the 721:with the 601:Ambergate 277:Butterley 860:Closure 804:on the 731:grouped 715:England 796:via a 68:Legend 741:Route 705:The 916:: 872:. 816:. 713:, 51:e 44:t 37:v 20:)

Index

Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line
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Legend
Erewash Valley Line
Pye Bridge
Erewash Valley Line
Swanwick Junction
Butterley
Hammersmith
Ripley Branch
Midland Main Line
Ambergate
Derwent Valley Line
Midland Main Line

Derbyshire
England
Midland Main Line
Erewash Valley line
Midland Railway
grouped
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
double track
Midland Main Line
Ambergate railway station
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Swanwick Colliery branch
Erewash Valley line

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