To Ashbourne no more......
Beyond Dowlow Quarry the track extends a further ¼ mile to buffer stops on the one time through L&NWR line to Ashbourne. The lengthy headshunt for the quarry loading line is in regular use as it allows two trains to be on site for loading in succession although overnight snow has covered it here.
The one time passenger line lost its service on 1st November 1954 but remained open as a freight route before being cut back in 1963 to Hartington and then in 1967 to here at Dowlow.
To Ashbourne no more......
Beyond Dowlow Quarry the track extends a further ¼ mile to buffer stops on the one time through L&NWR line to Ashbourne. The lengthy headshunt for the quarry loading line is in regular use as it allows two trains to be on site for loading in succession although overnight snow has covered it here.
The one time passenger line lost its service on 1st November 1954 but remained open as a freight route before being cut back in 1963 to Hartington and then in 1967 to here at Dowlow.