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    The Duffield Bank Railway was built by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood in the grounds of his house on a hillside overlooking Duffield, Derbyshire in 1874...
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    it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a "narrow-gauge" railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in (229 mm) gauge...
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    15 in (381 mm) gauge with his Duffield Bank Railway at his house at Duffield, Derbyshire in 1874. The narrow gauge railway, which had about four and a half...
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    Duffield (/ˈdʌfiːld/) is a village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Derby. It is centred on the western bank of the...
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    Duffield railway station serves the village of Duffield in Derbyshire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line, between Derby and Leeds...
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    Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a 9-mile (14.5 km) long heritage railway based at Wirksworth station in Derbyshire. It runs services to Duffield and along a short...
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    end of the 19th century, including his pioneering Duffield Bank Railway and the later Eaton Hall Railway. Until mid 2014, based at Perrygrove were the Heywood...
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    principle behind his Duffield Bank Railway, specifically its 15 in (381 mm) gauge, distinguishing it from a "narrow gauge" railway. Having previously built...
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    4-6-0-0-6-4 four-cylinder locomotive. An 0-8-0T, constructed for the Duffield Bank Railway by Sir Arthur Heywood in 1894. Muriel incorporated a number of Heywood’s...
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    Arthur Heywood (category People from Duffield)
    home at Duffield Bank, near Duffield, Derbyshire near Derby, the headquarters of the Midland Railway. Since many of the directors lived in Duffield, he soon...
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    "miniature railway" ride is based on the engine No 10 Northern Rock. Duffield Bank Railway Eaton Hall Railway Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Sand Hutton...
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    Cromford railway station serves the village of Cromford in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley Line, which connects Derby with Matlock;...
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    Eugene Lancelot Brown. This gear was used by Corpet-Louvet and Duffield Bank Railway. Southern valve gear - Briefly popular in the United States around...
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    events in British railway history happened on narrow-gauge railways including the first use of steam locomotives, the first public railway and the first preserved...
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    railway locomotives, although they were notably used by Sir Arthur Heywood from 1874 for his 15 in (381 mm) minimum gauge railways at Duffield Bank and...
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  • List of early British private locomotive manufacturers (category British railway-related lists)
    Company in 1888 1874 Sir Arthur P. Heywood, Duffield Pioneered 15-inch (380 mm) gauge, see Duffield Bank Railway 1875 WG Bagnall, Stafford, Limited liability...
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    master at Duffield) George White 1931 - 1947 William Rosling 1947 - 1968 All services at Matlock Bath are operated by East Midlands Railway, using Class...
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    Derby city centre, and is close to the west bank of the River Derwent. The decision by the Midland Railway to have its headquarters in Derby made the town...
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    Cliffe, Selby (redirect from South Duffield)
    The Selby-Market Weighton railway line arrived in 1848, passing north of the village – a station (Duffield Gate railway station) was opened north of...
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    Dinting railway station serves the village of Dinting in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Glossop line and, prior to the Woodhead Line's closure...
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    normal weekday service operates on most bank holidays. Leleux, Robin (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol. 9 The East Midlands...
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    weekday service operates on most bank holidays. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London:...
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    Matlock railway station serves the Derbyshire Dales county town of Matlock, in Derbyshire, England. The station is the terminus of both the Derwent Valley...
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    Buxton railway station serves the Peak District town of Buxton in Derbyshire, England. It is managed and served by Northern Trains. The station is 25+3⁄4...
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    Grindleford railway station serves the village of Grindleford in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) away from the village...
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    New Mills Newtown railway station serves the Newtown area of New Mills, in Derbyshire, England. It is located 14+1⁄4 miles (22.9 km) south east of Manchester...
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  • Thumbnail for Whatstandwell railway station
    Whatstandwell railway station serves the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich Carr in Derbyshire, England. It is a stop on the Derwent Valley Line, which...
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  • Thumbnail for Hadfield railway station
    Hadfield railway station serves the Peak District town of Hadfield in Derbyshire, England. The station is one of the twin termini at the Derbyshire end...
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    Chesterfield railway station serves the market town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line. Four tracks pass through...
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    master at Bakewell) William Cope 1901 - 1909 (afterwards station master at Duffield) James Harford 1909? - 1921 (formerly station master at Tibshelf, afterwards...
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