- Tissington railway station
Tissington railway station was opened in
1899 near toTissington gbmapping|SK176522 a village inDerbyshire nearAshbourne .It was on the
Ashbourne Line built by theLNWR as a branch from theCromford and High Peak Railway (which ran fromWhaley Bridge toCromford ) atParsley Hay In common with the other stations on this line, the buildings were of timber, although the platforms were of conventional construction. From Parsley Hay to Ashbourne the line was single with passing loops at the stations, though provision was made for doubling which never occurred. A hazard for enginemen was that it was built on a gradient of 1 in 60.
Regular passenger services ended in
1954 , though excusions continued until1963 , pasrticularly for the annualWell dressing . Freight continued until October of that year, the track to Ashbourne finally being lifted in1964 The track bed from Ashbourne to Parsley Hay was acquired by
Derbyshire County Council and thePeak National Park in1968 for a cycle and walking route. This, theTissington Trail was one of the first of such ventures in the country. Later, Ashbourne Tunnel was acquired bySustrans .ee also
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Cromford and High Peak Railway References
* Bentley, J.M., Fox, G.K., (1997) "Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne (Scenes From The Past series 32)," Romiley: Foxline Publishing
External links
* [http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/hptt/ Tissington & High Peak Trails - access and facilities]
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