| The Old Road
This is the name given to the line from Chesterfield to Rotherham via Staveley. This was George Stephenson's original 1840 route from Derby to Leeds that became the Midland Railway's main line to the north. It was not until 1870 that the line via Dronfield to Sheffield was opened. Passenger services on the "Old Road" ended in 1954. However it remains an important freight and diversionary route. The majority of these photographs were taken in the 1975 to 1984, when I lived and worked in the area |
45045 soujthbound engineers train. Barrow Hill 15 September 1982 950x630 bw230_02.jpg |
20194/192 northbound freight. Barrow Hill 15 September 1982. 950x630 bw230_04.jpg |
56009 southbound MGR. Barrow Hill 17 September 1982. 950x630 bw230_07.jpg |
37238 northbound ballast train . Barrow Hill 15 September 1982 950x630 bw230_40.jpg |
40047 southbound steel train . Barrow Hill 15 September 1982. 950x630 bw230_42.jpg |
47167 northbound empty steel train. Renishaw 1 June 1977 1000x667 bw49_00.jpg |
47035 southbound freightliner.Renishaw 1 June 1977 1000x667 bw49_01.jpg |
31276 southbound coal empties. Renishaw 1 June 1977 1000x650 bw49_02.jpg |
56017 approaches Foxlow Jct from Hall Lane Jct Staveley with a northbound MGR train. 1 June 1977. 1000x630 bw49_31.jpg |
20019/010 with a northbound train ex Barrow Hill Yard. Renishaw 1 June 1977 1000x630 bw49_32.jpg |
47295 with an empty MGR train.Renishaw 1 June 1977 1000x630 bw49_33.jpg |
31131 with a northbound ballast train. Renishaw 1 June 1977 1000x630 bw49_36.jpg |
40024 heads south with a mixture of coke and scrap.Renishaw 1 June 1977 1000x630 bw49_38.jpg |
477449 passes Foxlow Jct SB with a diverted St-Pancras - Sheffield train. Sunday 19 November 1978 1000x630 bw90_30.jpg |
40197 southbound empty ballast train. Foxlow Jct. 5 February 1979 1000x630 bw94_34.jpg |
