| Description | Tracking Our Heritage project digital Oral Histories, with original consent forms. Digital files in the following formats: .doc, .pdf, .wav, .wma
1. Interview with Stuart Woodhouse. Subject: Teenager at Darley Dale & A6 bridge demolition, 1950s- 1970s (2 WMA files)
2. Interview with Michael (Mick) Beigg. Subject: Fireman at Rowsley depot up to closure, 1950s-1960s (2 WAV files)
3. Interview with Dorothy Webster. Subject: Grandparents laundry business and various railway incidents, 1920s-1960s (6 WAV files)
4. Interview with Ethne Dawson (nee Windle). Subject: Booking clerk at Rowsley before closure, 1960s (1 WAV file)
5. Interview with Keith Sheldon. Subject: Son of Rowsley driver, 1950s-1960s (1 WAV file)
6. Interview with Tony Brook. Subject: Teenager using the line to get to Matlock Lido, 1950s (1 WAV file)
7. Interview with David Nevell. Subject: Family holiday in Darley Dale camping coach 1958. Subsequent career at Buxton depot, 1950s-1980s (2 WAV files)
8. Interview with Trevor Whelbourne. Subject: Fireman at Rowsley up to closure, 1950s-1960s (1 WAV file)
9. Interview with Sheila Rayson. Subject: Peak Rail volunteer and former Director and official photographer, 1970s-2019 (1 WAV file)
10. Interview with John David Fearn. Subject: Use of railway in 1950s and 1960s in connection with his job, 1950s-1960s (1 WAV)
11. Interview with Ralph and Alma Jackson. Subject: Fireman at Rowsley up to closure, 1940s-1960s (1 WAV file)
13. Interview with Ros Bashforth - pending transfer
14. Interview with Stuart Graves. Subject: Peak Rail volunteer & video producer, 1980s-2019 (1 WAV file)
15. Interview with Paul Tomlinson. Subject: Director and founder of Peak Rail at Buxton, 1970s-2005 (1 WMA file), with full transcript |
| Administrative History | The Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust (DWVRT) is a charitable trust limited by guarantee which supports the local railway heritage largely through fund raising for specific development projects. These relate to the acquisition, restoration and preservation of heritage railway buildings, structures, rolling stock and artefacts associated with the railway between Buxton and Ambergate so that visitors can appreciate, use and enjoy them.
The Trust undertakes various works with the help of Peak Railway Association volunteers. These have included the installation of a signal box at Matlock Riverside, visitor interpretation boards at various locations on Peak Rail, fencing, seating, notice boards and Midland Railway lamp posts on the platforms at Darley Dale. Other ambitious restoration projects include the restoration of a first class Mark 1 open coach, recreating a late LMS station at Darley Dale and developing proposals for the restoration and reinstatement of the original cast iron Midland Railway footbridge at Darley Dale.
Most funds are raised through donations, but the charity is also active in applying for grants. In recent years grants have been awarded for the refurbishment of the museum and exhibition at Darley Dale (Aviva Community Fund) and a major oral history project (Tracking our Heritage) recording reminiscences of people who worked on, travelled on, or simply watched the trains pass by before the line closed in 1968 (funding from the Heritage Lottery, local authorities and individuals).
Source: www.peakrail.co.uk/our-railway/trust, accessed 23 May 2019. |
| Custodial History | These records were deposited by the Association in May 2019. |