In the days when coal was king, an ambitious plan was laid for an
east-to-west cross country rail route, connecting the Manchester
Ship Canal at Warrington to a new dock near the small east coast
village of Sutton-on-Sea. Grandly titled The Lancashire, Derbyshire
and East Coast Railway, history was to show that this line would
reach neither Warrington nor Sutton-on-Sea with only the
Chesterfield to Pyewipe Junction section and a branch to Sheffield
ever being completed. Taken over by the G.C.R. in 1907, the route
was primarily a coal-carrying railway, although it did have a
passenger service that lasted until 1955. Discover the former
LD&ECR, the self-styled 'Dukeries Route' and its branches,
through the lenses of photographers from over 100 years. From the
main line between Chesterfield and Lincoln, the Beighton Branch,
the Sheffield District Railway and the Mansfield Railway, to the
motive power depots at Chesterfield, Tuxford and Langwith Junction.
This is a photographic journey bringing you the story of the
railway from the early days to its final days, including the last
coal train to use the route.
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