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Having completed the series of 'one a day' photos covering various dates and locations all prior to April 2002 we are now launching a new theme. Pictures will continue to be added daily as before but will be of pictures taken 5 years ago, to the very day, whenever they exist.
To see the pre-2002 collection click here
| | Clearing work Jebbs Lane looking south |
| Stoned at Duffield - We arrive to lay down 28 May 03base |
| Brian in rotation/a> |
| Smoke, crane, action |
| May 2003 - |
| Testing locked in stress load of CWR |
| Hydraulic load control as rail is welded |
| May 2003 - Rail welding - |
| Sunny May 2003 Station view and steady progress |
| 19th May 2003 Crumble and tumble, a mishap as Ravenstor platform is being built |
| 19th May 2003 Converting a tube wagon to a passenger coach to work on the Incline line; a dream yet to become reality Who knows? |
| 15th May 2003 Looking north under Jebbs lane |
| 1st May 2003 Looking north past Shottle station |
| 25th April 2003 |
| 25th April 2003 |
| 25th April 2003 |
| 25th April 2003 |
| 25th April 2003 |
| 25th April 2003 |
| 25th April 2003 |
| 25th April 2003 |
| 22nd April 2003 Wirksworth flower show perhaps? |
| 22nd April 2003 What's this, a tent? |
| Birds eye view of the station February 2003 - compare with today |
| This is the site for Ravenstor platform |
| Work is started for the building of Ravenstor platform |
| Gently does it - 19th Feb 2003 |
| Now the truth. The steam crane gets its boiler back after re-tubing |
| Ah, that's better - the new Mess Room tea-boiler arrives |
| NASA sub-contracts space capsule tests to Wirksworth |
| Booking Hall with wheels as seen 19th Feb 2003 |
| Happy at work John, David & Sam |
| Low and behold - 13th Feb 03 a Sturgeon |
| Hold very tight please! Richard starts acceleration testing in 'Brian' |
| 15th Feb 2003, Vince still smoking! |
| Just arrived, dogfish will find plenty of use in times to come |
| Snow in the yard - 5th Feb 2003 |
| The yard, 27th Jan 2003 |
| A bleak scene at Wirkworth yard |
| January sunshine, Duffield 2003 |
| Trees gone. Scorched earth at Duffield |
| High times at Duffield |
| Late shift. 'Sir Peter' gets some attention |
| A view south from Wash Green bridge - note the different track layout and the trees on the right |
| How it looked at Wash Green bridge 5 years ago |
| Freshly erected, the gantry 18th Jan 03. It's been moved around a bit since then with never a permanent home |
| Young Vince Ware at work (has he still got that old wooley pulley ?) |
| Shottle south, more fires and sunshine - Jan 15th |
| Now south of Shottle and more clearance. Good weather for January (03) was much appreciated at that time. Where now? |
| 'Brian' on route for Wirksworth clears Duffield Tunnel - 12th Jan |
| Sleeper changing at Duffield already? - Jan 03 |
| Shottle - big winter blazes |
| 9th Jan 03 and attention shifts to Shottle yard clearance |
| Duffield - One of many large tree roots is loaded to be transported away |
| Duffield - Much to be removed after many large trees taken down |
| Duffield 4th Jan 03- Mainline connection, soon to be removed. |
| Duffield 4th Jan 03- Train arrives to take away tree roots |
| Duffield 4th Jan 03 -Hard and frosty |
| Duffield 4th Jan 03 - Digging out huge stumps |
| Young volunteer. Where is he now? |
| New years eve at Duffield to see 2003 in. |
| Get the low down |
| Desolate Duffield 17 December 2002 |
| A start is made in clearing Duffield station |
| Duffield on 2nd December 2002 - still connected to the main line ? |
| Barnsley Lane , December 2002 and clearance work is under way |
| Loads of space - the sturgeon readied for its paint job |
| 1152 - not a spot of rust anywhere |
| Nice loco, shame about the fence |
| 2002 - November 9th |
| Look at the platform |
| Delighted ? - NO - Derailed |
| Look at all that grass - New road/rail lorry goes adventuring |
| 3rd November 2002 - Entry into service - Lowmac |
| Wet passengers wait for the return train to Wirksworth |
| This man can sell shares anywhere |
| There's more of them |
| 29th October 2002 - A big occassion as a train load of volunteers arrive at Shottle Station |
| Shottle - 29th October 2002 |
| Gorsey Bank. In place of traffic lights, same colours. Where are we going? |
| Sturgeon is a term for a genus of fish of which 26 species are known.Sturgeons ranging from 7-12 feet in length are by no means scarce, and some species grow up to 14 feet.
(Wikipedia). What rubbish, we've got a much bigger one!
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| Another arrival, a sturgeon on 24th Oct 2002 |
| And the answer is ........ (and spare wheels) |
| Hello, what's this arriving then? |
| The Incline experience 2002 style. |
| Special excursion. Who is the lady with the lamp? |
| This will have to do since the whistle won't work ! |
| Bewildered? |
| 1st October 2002 - Formal opening of station booking hall |
| Now we have a canopy over the door |
| Ah, that looks better |
| Let's start some improvements here |
| Flooded tunnel. Some work required here |
| Flat and useful, an early restoration |
| Dave gets down to it |
| Now what about that fence? |
| September 2002 and surprisingly tidy |
| September 2002. A first pass at clearing the bank opposite the station |
| Reading between the lines |
| A brand new flower bed |
| Visitors, even back 5 years ago |
| How it looked before the footpath to the narrow gauge tunnel was made. Stuart and Shirley at work. |
| 16 days on from the 'De-fence-less' picture |
| De-fence-less |
| Oh, that old platform |
| That forest has to go! Summer 2002 |
| Retired locomotive driver Ralph Moore asks Martin what he's up to |
| One of the earlier resorations - Note also the scenery. |
| Brake vans and grass |
| Ivy clad with a view of Cemetery Lane bridge |
| Narrow gauge tunnel barely exposed, 2002 |
| Station Master's house and narrow gauge tunnel still hidden from view in 2002 |
| Where is everything? 2002 style. |
| This is what the tunnel looked like in 2002 |
| Hidden sleepers |
| Loading ready for use at gas-main gap |
| Stoned that long ago |
| Whitehead departs after the short visit to Wirksworth. |
| Dressed for the occassion - June 3rd. |
| A shining example; 'Whitehead' on the big day - June 3rd. |
| On this auspicious occassion I would now like to sing for you my lastest hit.............. |
| THIS was the big day; June 3rd. |
| Free food hampers? No, not really. June 3rd was a big day. See forthcoming days for the full story. |
| Preparations in place for the celebration of the 'silver spade'. More on this in the coming days. |
| On parade |
| Signs of progress |
| Hard times. Now, how much will you give me for this barrow load of coal? |
| Gorsey Bank ahead. Note the points, now gone! |
| Much waiting to be done, Wirksworth complex mid-2002 |
| Ravenstor or Waterfall Dell? - Not too sure. |
| May 2002 - Ravenstor again, another view |
| May 2002 - Ravenstor/Cromford Rd bridge is surveyed |
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| Still April 2002 and this was Ravenstor where the platform now stands |
| Whitehead at Wirksworth |
| Ravenstor, a start is made on the clearance work |
| Whitehead visits Idridgehay |
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| 23rd April 2002, Whitehead's steam pressure up |
| What were they expecting? |
| 'Whitehead' at Wirksworth station 21st April 2002 |
| The launch, April 2002 |
| How Ravenstor looked in April 2002 |
| Exposed ! What is this at the end of the yard near Cem Lane bridge? |
| The big day for the Shares launch - all is made ready |
