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D6367 - Cromford and High Peak Railway Image Archive - 19th-20th cent
- 1 - Derbyshire Countryside photos - 19th-20th cent

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D6367/1/483
Title	Whaley Bridge
Date	1950
Description	From the embankment behind the site of the engine house down the 1:13½, 180 yard incline. Note the chains diving below the timbers in the guides to go round the horse capstan. The original engine of 1833 was out of use by 1862 due to colliery subsidence, and from then on was worked by horses.
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Cromford and High Peak Railway Image Archive
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