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Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to
Ashbourne (Scenes From The Past series 32),
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285:One section still exists, serving
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225:London and North Western Railway
155:London and North Western Railway
146:London and North Western Railway
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530:Cromford and High Peak Railway
415:. Trackmaps. Bradford-on-Avon.
379:Cromford and High Peak Railway
334:Cromford and High Peak Railway
241:Cromford and High Peak Railway
239:The line utilised part of the
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977:Castle Donington and Shardlow
278:, then Redland Aggregates).
623:Great Longstone for Ashford
588:Manchester, Buxton, Matlock
467:Closed railway stations in
433:Romiley: Foxline Publishing
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1189:Sheepbridge and Brimington
1151:Upperthorpe and Killamarsh
949:Chellaston and Swarkestone
1126:Chesterfield Market Place
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411:Jacobs, G., ed. (2005).
401:Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
346:Line and station closed
326:Line and station closed
1352:Woodville (Derbyshire)
1256:Clowne and Barlborough
1118:and East Coast Railway
1116:Lancashire, Derbyshire
1083:Long Eaton (1863–1967)
1078:Long Eaton (1847–1863)
780:Eckington and Renishaw
287:Buxton Lime Industries
1342:Tibshelf & Newton
1276:Rowthorn and Hardwick
1000:Draycott and Breaston
964:Castle Donington line
921:Langley Mill (Branch)
810:Derby Nottingham Road
772:North Midland Railway
694:Ashover Light Railway
397:Butt, R.V.J., (1995)
1266:Palterton and Sutton
1184:Chesterfield Central
1166:Creswell and Welbeck
911:Crosshill and Codnor
762:Claycross and Egstow
578:Cromford (C&HPR)
520:Norbury and Ellaston
1327:Pinxton and Selston
1098:Pinxton branch line
1020:Erewash Valley line
590:and Midland Jcn Rly
253:branch to Ashbourne
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47:General information
1209:Killamarsh Central
515:Clifton (Mayfield)
316:Following station
304:Preceding station
178:Opened for workmen
86:53.2076°N 1.8480°W
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863:Heanor (GNR)
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853:West Hallam
790:Whittington
785:Barrow Hill
707:Salter Lane
613:Monsal Dale
603:Peak Forest
563:Parsley Hay
553:Dowlow Halt
257:Parsley Hay
213:Dowlow Halt
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65:Coordinates
27:Dowlow Halt
1372:Categories
1141:Scarcliffe
1038:Pye Bridge
838:Mickleover
795:Clay Cross
732:Hurst Lane
656:Birch Vale
538:Shallcross
500:Tissington
490:Hartington
469:Derbyshire
385:References
221:Derbyshire
191:1 Nov 1954
183:4 Nov 1929
74:53°12′27″N
1322:Hazelwood
1199:Grassmoor
1156:Spinkhill
995:Borrowash
954:Melbourne
848:Breadsall
805:Wingfield
742:Clay Lane
722:Dale Bank
618:Longstone
543:Ladmanlow
510:Ashbourne
229:Ashbourne
170:Key dates
116:Platforms
77:1°50′53″W
57:High Peak
1302:Egginton
1292:Buxworth
1271:Glapwell
1028:Doe Hill
901:Coxbench
868:Marlpool
800:Stretton
752:Holmgate
737:Stretton
717:Milltown
712:Fallgate
684:Woodhead
661:Hayfield
633:Bakewell
373:See also
276:Steetley
249:Cromford
227:line to
109:SK102678
55:Dowlow,
52:Location
1357:Unstone
1312:Gresley
1224:Pilsley
1063:Trowell
896:Kilburn
727:Woolley
679:Crowden
638:Rowsley
558:Hurdlow
548:Hindlow
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269:Hurdlow
264:Hindlow
235:History
223:on the
137:History
132:Disused
60:England
1239:Clowne
1005:Sawley
886:Ripley
833:Etwall
628:Hassop
217:Buxton
194:Closed
129:Status
1285:Other
1219:Heath
1088:Trent
891:Denby
297:Route
1241:and
356:LNWR
175:1920
255:at
247:to
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