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| Friday 3rd September - Progress of the Duffield platform reconstruction and a very large vehicle comes for test |
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| Tuesday 31st August - Another recently created view of the western horizon north of Hazelwood |
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| Saturday 28th August | ||||
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| Bellerophon and the photo charter - The second picture links to a superb monochrome by photographer David Williams, the charter organiser. | ||||
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| Weekend Sat 31st/Sun 1st - Steam on the line Ravenstor-Wirksworth-Idridgehay | ||||
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| Thursday 29th - More pictures from the tunnel. AND MORE ! |
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| Wednesday 28th - Tunnel vision |
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| Tuesday 27th at Wirksworth |
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| Saturday 17th - Steam and stuff at Wirksworth |
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| 15/16th July |
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| Wednesday 14th July - Duffield, the platform |
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| Tuesday 13th July - Komatsu tries a new task |
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| Friday 18th June - Drive a train experience - two of our satisfied customers - Photos: Richard | ||
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| The guests today were from the Hull area and we put them to work! | Approaching Idridgehay | Some nice sleepers aboard |
| Wednesday 16th June - Duffield platform controlled demolition - Pheonix like a new platform will arise here - Photos: Richard | ||
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| Before the day's work began | Demolition under way | The sight of a DMU entering Duffield station should become a regular event from next Spring |
| Wednesday 9th June - Martin's day with the camera when the sparks were flying |
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| Tuesday 8th June - The big milling machine has a speedy run to Duffield and back - seen here passing through Hazelwood | ||||
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| Monday 7th June - All the way from Austria this rail milling machine (rail head profiling) has come to demonstrate to the British tram and railway companies what it is capable of . Tomorrow it will be put through its paces! | ||||
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| On arrival | Mit dem fahren | Another view | Its a long story | The business end - at the rails (notice all the earth straps) |
| Friday 4th June - A very hot day - Photos & Comments: Richard | ||
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| The new track layout at Duffield is enabling manoeuvres to take place that have not been possible for at least 20 years. In hot sunshine, locomotives are swapped over on the works train. It is a while since we last saw two locos in the station together. | While returning north with 'Tommy' he was feeling the heat and started to emulate Ferrybridge No.3 with steam hissing out of the radiator. We limped into Shottle station where the kind folks at Peak Oil provided a hose pipe and a bucket and Tommy's thirst was quenched.... | Hylton gets his legs cooled at the same time |
| Wednesday 2nd June - Duffield platform re-build; the work has begun - Photos: Richard | |
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| Tuesday 25th May - The formal renaming ceremony for EVR's first and home restored steam loco |
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| Thursday 13th May - Miscellaneous |
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| Wednesday 12th May - A tribute to the work being done by PWay and S&T - sheer hard work. |
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| Friday 30th April - Another carriage arrives - Photos: Richard |
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Saturday 17th April -
Expert loco painter John Allsopp has completed painting 'Ferrybridge
No.3' and it is looking splendid John seems pleased ! - Photos: Richard | |
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| Thursday 15th April - Materials for Duffield Station are loaded for transportation - Ash Pit almost finished - Phots: Richard | ||||
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| Wednesday 31st March - The 'new' coach | |
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| Thursday 25th March - The day the machines took over | |
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| Tuesday 23rd March - All in Wirksworth yard | |
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| Tuesday 16th March - Rushes - Comments and bigger pictures later | |
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| Thursday 18th March - Various | |
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| Tuesday 16th March - Rushes - Comments and bigger pictures later | |
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Tuesday 16th March - Improvents being made at farm access crossing, Travis's Folly, the site of the former viaduct Click here for historic pictures |
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Wednesday 10th March - Wirksworth to Duffield at 3mph for a visiting test vehicle Points in the right direction - New land acquired - Prospectors on the line |
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| Friday 5th March - A few photos taken on Friday |
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| Thursday 4th March - MyTestTrack has another customer as the latest Komatsu visits for its acceptance qualification. |
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Tuesday 2nd March - Cockle pickers at work on the EVR A more comprehensive explanation may appear here when the 'D' notice is withdrawn ! |
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Moday 1st March - Distinguished visitors on anvited day with EVR - A full tour and a train ride to Duffield & back.
Susan (the diary secretary) Jill Tucker and the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire William "Willie" Tucker & tour guide, Martin |
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| Monday 22nd February - Testing in the raw. |
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| Wednesday 17th February - The retreat from Duffield begins |
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| 11th February - Richard reports Trifids are interfering with our railway ! |
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| 9th February - Saddle tank 'Ferrybridge 3' receives some fittings to look now like a complete engine |
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| February - Foot crossing improvements at Holloway Rd, Duffield |
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| 26th January - Yet more from Duffield |
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| 25th January - Stone train to Duffield Duffield - Photos: Richard |
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| 20th January - Komatsu rules at Duffield, OK - Photos: Chris |
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