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D5706 - Crich Mineral Railway - [late 1950s]
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D5706
Title
Crich Mineral Railway
Date
[late 1950s]
Description
Transcript of history
Extent
1 item
Level
Fonds
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator
Crich Mineral Railway
Administrative History
The Crich Mineral Railway was a narrow gauge railway built by George Stephenson for the Clay Cross Company to transport stone from the quarries at Crich to Ambergate. It opened in 1841 and locomotives were used there from 1897. The line closed in 1957.
Custodial History
This item was deposited in Derbyshire Record Office by a member of the public in May 2002.
Organisation Sub-Type
Railway companies
Related Material
See D369/G/Zp/589 for an illustration of a railway line thought to be Crich Mineral Railway.
See D6413/1/251 for a plan of "Mr Stephenson's railway at Crich", 1841.
Term
Business
Archivist Note
Catalogued 14 August 2003.
Revised to ISAD(G) standard 10 October 2022, BS.
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Name (click for further details)
Crich; Crich Mineral Railway; 1841-1957; railway
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Type
Crich
Ambergate
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