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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.	D6367/1/78
Title	Hurdlow Top
Date	20th Cent
Description	Old alignment of the CHPR at Hurdlow, northwest of the incline from the Earl Sterndale to Sparklow road looking southeast from the lane towards Cronkston Low. This section was abandoned on the 2 January 1869 when the Hurdlow Deviation was opened replacing the 1:16 gradient with a 1:60 gradient that could be loco hauled. The original alignment was subsequently sold to the Duke of Devonshire.
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Cromford and High Peak Railway Image Archive
Copies	A digital copy of this item is available to view on the public computers at the record office.

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