Talk:Cromford and High Peak Railway
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[edit] Uttoxeter link
My recollection is that the Ashbourne-Buxton line (which was axed in the early 50s I think) continued southwards to Uttoxeter. Could someone check and add if correct?Linuxlad 08:56, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I now have some info from David Moore (Churnet Valley guru) on this.
[edit] adhesion-hauled v loco-hauled
we need to separate adhesion-hauled from locomotive-hauled - which could be rack and pinion (eg Snowdon Railway is 1 in 8 average, 1 in 5.5 steepest, I read) Linuxlad 11:53, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] route via Fernilee
I've put a line in about the section down the Goyt Vally, and written that this was abandoned in the late 1800s - this is from memory (where _is_ my copy of Rimmer!). Can others please correct if wrong.Linuxlad 14:13, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I've corrected your Goyt Valley note (with the aid of Mr Rimmer), also added a few other notes.AHEMSLTD 19:01, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks! Ah Ladmanlow - the name had all but faded! Nearly as evocative as Minninglow. Bob aka Linuxlad.
[edit] Engineers
Can we clarify who were the engineers for the line - my memory was that it was the Jessops - (And indeed there is a plaque on a bridge near the junction at Parsley Hay to this effect I recollect). But I gather that William Moorsom may also have had a role - if so, what??Linuxlad 09:17, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
- The Jessops certainly surveyed and built the line. I think Moorsom must have come in later, or assisted, as he was in Nova Scotia until about 1831-2 (The dates are not very clear) If there were two William Scarth Moorsoms it throws my research into a tizzy, but I don't think it likely Chevin 09:39, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
OK, I've added a note on Josias to the article on William, and set a reference-in via a redirect. But, problem, according to a canals web ref, Josias died in 1826, so he couldn't have done more than get the line surveyed, the bill through Parliament in 1825, and start the opening up. Linuxlad 10:41, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
- Hum. A problem. I've confirmed the date of Josiah's death on a geneology website. Moorsom initially worked for or with the Stevensons, so they might have been approached in the first instance. Josias was the second of eight children, maybe one of them was also an engineer. Also I haven't been able to find out exactly when Moorsom left Canada. A bit more reasearch to do, I guess. Incidentally I've found a fascinating page on the Wirksworth website. Chevin 14:58, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
