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
Railway had routes south to London, west to Birmingham and north to
Sheffield. In the north of the county was the MR's Hope Valley
route, which included two of the longest tunnels in Britain.
Further north still was the Great Central's Woodhead route carving
its way through the gritstone. Altogether no fewer than six railway
companies were represented in the county, including the Great
Northern penetrating from the east, the North Staffordshire in the
south-west and the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway
with its transversal Chesterfield-Lincoln line. A complex but
fascinating story, told using previously unpublished photographs,
this book charts the development of the county's railways from the
earliest days.
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