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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D6367/1/358 |
| Title | Hopton Incline |
| Date | 1937 |
| Description | The aftermath of the fatal accident on the 6th October 1937. The 0835 Middleton-Parsley Hay freight, consisting of four wagons loaded with limestone and a 20 ton brake van hauled by North London Tank No.27521, became derailed at the foot of Hopton Incline, and rolled down the 30 foot embankment onto the Wirksworth-Brassington road. The photograph shows 27521 lying on its side at the foot of the embankment surrounded by wagon debris. |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Cromford and High Peak Railway Image Archive |
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