Peak Rail - Some References

On this page you will find some introductory references to Peak Rail, its history and the organisations it supports at its Rowsley South base. From these you will see that there is more to your 3½ mile ride by steam train through the Derbyshire countryside than you might at first surmise! There are a wealth of history and a wealth of activity "behind the scenes" to give your visit and your journey by steam train through the Derbyshire countryside considerable added interest!

The train from Rowsley South is now arriving at Matlock.

The pictures on my Peak Rail web pages are ones that I have taken, and, in one case, scanned in. However, when it comes to facts and dates, it is inevitable that one should call in the help of various written sources or spoken sources. What I have tried to do here is to bring together useful links and references, some of which you will have met spread out in my previous "Peak Rail" web page. Happy browsing!

Peak Rail - The Line

• Peak Rail (Main Web Site)
• Peak Rail (Heritage Railways)
• Peak Rail (Wikipedia)
• Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway (Wikipedia)

Preservation Groups at Rowsley South

• The LMS Carriage Association,
• Renown Repulse Restoration Group,
• Waterman Railway Heritage Trust,
• Andrew Briddon Locos,
• Heritage Shunters Trust and
• North Notts Locomotive-group.

Legal

• Light Railways Act of 1896
• Transport and Works Act 1992
• The Peak Rail Light Railway Order 1993

Software Tools & Utilities

• Bike Hike UK® (Route Plotter)
• Microsoft® Office®
• Firefox® (Browser)
• GIMP® (GNU Image Processor)