Chaddesden Railway Sidings

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Chaddesden railway sidings.

The station was a stop on the basingstoke and alton light railway until its closure in 1932. Retired footplateman john weston of breedon on the hill was inspired to write to bygones after seeing the name hargate in print. You can perhaps guess that there must be a railway connection somewhere. Treloar s hospital siding.

All the engines were destined for the scrap yard but derby works was being overwhelmed such was the pace of withdrawal. Nearby stations derby derby junction mcr derby london road bdjr nottingham road spondon derby friargate peartree breadsall sinfin north markeaton park sinfin central borrowash 2nd borrowash 1st little eaton chellaston and swarkstone. Chaddesden also known locally as chad is a large residential suburb of derby united kingdom historically a separate village centred on chaddesden hall and the 14th century st mary s church the area was significantly expanded by 20th century housing developments and was incorporated into derby in 1968. Cliddesden railway station was a railway station in the village of cliddesden hampshire uk.

Other railway and industry locations derby mpd derby south junction derby etches. Chaddesden marshalling sidings deal mainly with local traffic for depots and stations in the area together with coal from the ripley branch and wingfield arid new court collieries some marshalling of tilted freights is also carried out in the yard to relieve the approach lines at st. When i first came to derbyshire as a young adolescent in the mid 1960 s chaddesden sidings was still an important strategic location on britain s rail map. Justin terry foulger railway photography by.

Dbs had also inquired into using a siding here for the loading of scrap trains but this seems to have gone quiet. But there is no station of that name no goods yard or sidings. Chaddesden is used to stable the 7 car loram rail grinder trains and dcr also use the sidings. Often there was movement between the sites until the locos were removed to their final destination which was either.

Derelict industrial rail siding showing old platform and warehouse at the disused galong railway station australia circa 2016 a siding in rail terminology is a low speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line or branch line or spur.