Railways of Derbyshire

by Patrick Bennett

Derbyshire is a county of contrasts, and the development of the railways reflect this. In Limestone Country in the west the LNW held sway with its railways from Ashbourne and Cromford to Buxton involved in the extraction of limestone. Meanwhile, in the east of the county, no fewer than four different companies fought over the lucrative business of coal carrying in the huge North Midlands Coalfield. From the historic railway town of Derby, the Midland...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398110094
• ISBN13: 9781398110090
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages