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| Russell Saxton Quote | Reply | | Langley Mills railways posted on: 8/31/2003 6:48:42 PM As a little boy I used to be taken to the old Railway Station at Langley Mill by my Grandad (George Wild) and in those days (1966) we would still see the odd steam locomotive. Anyone know when the last steam worked along the erewash valley line? I can also remember just after the station closed from the end of 1966 there was a bloke acting as a watchman who let my grandad take me on the closed station and the old station house being flattened sometime in 1972, anyone with any more precise info? Or photos? |
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RMMee
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replied on: 9/6/2003 12:56:29 AM I only ever caught one train from Langley Mill, and it was a steam train! I went on holiday to Great Yarmouth, it was either 1963 or 1964. I only found out last month that my older brother was really annoyed that it was a steam loco - he'd been looking forward to being on a train pulled by a modern diesel engine. After the station closed, it was a principal playground for me and my pals, (I was born in 1959) but the end came when they blocked up the subways, sometime after closure I think. The publication of the Heanor & District Local History Society, "Two Centuries of Transport in the Heanor Area," gives the closure of Langley Mill Station as being on 2 January 1967. It doesn't, unfortunately, give the date of the last steam train, but I am sure that if you keep checking this site someone in the know will come along eventually. |
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Russell Saxton
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replied on: 9/7/2003 9:17:05 PM I would guess that it would have been in early summer 1967 that the last steam worked along the erewash as thats when Westhouses depot closed to steam, Colwick having closed in dec 66. Certainly well before the actual end of Steam on BR in August 1968 as by the start of that year all the remaining steam locos were in the North west. I dont incidentally count the run of Oliver Cromwell in June 1968 or the movement of 75029and 92203 to preservation in April 68 as 'proper' workings. I remember that subway too and being really disappointed when it was blocked up although Im a bit younger than you and not old enough to escape the parental leash in those days. |
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Fisher
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replied on: 10/22/2003 12:16:03 PM Westhouses closed to steam on October 3rd 1966. However, it still had three Jinties on hire to Williamthorpe pit just near Doe Hill. Its a tough one. Alex |
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RMMee
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replied on: 11/1/2003 3:23:10 AM A couple of years ago, there were two articles in the Heanor Local History Society Newsletter regarding shunting in the Langley Mill sidings. If anyone would like a scanned copy of the articles, just drop me a line and I'll sort it. |
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Russell Saxton
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replied on: 11/9/2003 8:09:58 PM I do quite a bit of railway photography and have a fair bit of published work. If anyone is interested I have a shot of Langley Mill appearing in December's issue of Railways Illustrated which comes out on November 13th. I've got another one taken there appearing in an exhibition at the NRM York in March 2004. |
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Russell Saxton
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replied on: 11/10/2003 11:44:26 AM Heres a shot of the Moorgreen pit sentinel loco shunting LM yard in feb 1981 if I've done things right. 
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RMMee
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replied on: 11/18/2003 7:37:23 PM Courtesy of Russell Saxton, here are a few more photo's of the railway in the Langley Mill area. Even if you're not really into railway issues, it's interesting just for the background! This one was taken in August 1978, with a great view along the line towards the bridge at Cromford Road:  The next photo, dated February 1981, shows two engines in the yard - the old bridge from Bridge Street to North Street can be seen behind them:  But things change, and this photo shows the yard after it fell into disuse - sad or what! Also in it, is the new version of the bridge - what year was that put up?  And, on the subject of bridges, the final picture is the Lacey Bridge, very typical of its type, dated 1996. 
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Russell Saxton
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replied on: 11/18/2003 9:24:17 PM The new iron bridge was put up sometime between 22 and 27 June 1982. The old Lacey Bridge was changed for the new in 1998 aged exactly 100 years. |
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kevin angell
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replied on: 10/27/2004 7:19:43 AM hi do you no if langley mill was just a station or did it have workshops?? for LMS// kev |
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Azzabuv
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replied on: 11/26/2004 10:27:08 AM Some really good photographs above. Anyway, as a nipper standing among the excited throng of Coppice Miners and their families on the 1940s platform, at the start of their then, one week's annual holiday, i KNEW the history of the Langley Mill Railway. It consisted of only one train plus one set of railway tracks and it was built specially, by some kindly soul, to take us excited children to the Derbys. Miner's Holiday Camp at Skegness. Nothing more, nothing less. Then time passed and another dream crashed. Azzabuv. 
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philfred
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replied on: 6/4/2005 8:13:14 PM Hi Kevin, been meaning to add my tuppence worth, the workshop was that of G R Turner who was a well known wagon builder. G R Turner was taken over by (some one will know who) and then closed down. regards Phil |
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suzard
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replied on: 6/5/2005 5:35:01 AM I remember GRTurners being taken over by Redpath Dorman Long (probably in the 1960's) then it became part of British Steel.Heanor Haulage company now occupy part of the site. At the top of Bridge Street on the wall of the old works is still the old GR Turner and son Sign |
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WesleyLees
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replied on: 2/19/2007 4:44:16 PM As you crossed over the bridge from North Street, between the bridge and the steps down into Bridge Street, there was a section which crossed the roof of Turners. There were holes that you could look through and watch the men making the rail wagons. |
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RMMee
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replied on: 2/19/2007 6:47:53 PM That section is still there, but I don't think there's any holes in it. In fact, I can't remember there being holes in it, but the sides were only corrugated iron, so I am sure you are right - funny bridge really! |
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russlynch
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replied on: 2/22/2007 11:31:11 AM I remember that to Wes,we used to irritate the blokes workin below shoutin to them then runnin off before one em come up and gave us a clout for bein cheeky. |
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