Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

This is a bit of a mix of a Community Railway and a Heritage Line. The main length is run by a diesel railcar service and attracts both tourists and people travelling for business or pleasure, linking with the Midland main line at Duffield. The weather was poor for my visit which limited the photo opportunities but it was worth the visit. Apart from the run from Duffield to Wirksworth the main attraction is the incline from Wirksworth up to Ravenstor - apparently the steepest standard gauge traction line in the country at 1 in 27.

More information on their website at http://www.e-v-r.com/

Down the line

New development covers much of the area around Duffield station

The main line station

The heritage side

Our train arrives

An oddity!

General views of Wirksworth

Our motive power for the incline

The view down from Ravenstor

London Underground were testing these mixed-power maintenance locos on the incline as many of their stations have steep entry and exit tracks

It's steeper than it looks

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Down the line

 

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