Recent content by geoff10

For the first, NR Journey planner gives a route as Matlock-Derby, Derby-Sheffield, Sheffield-Stockport, Stockport-Buxton (3hr 14min-17min, not bad considering). From the public timetable I total this to 110.25 miles. For New Mills Newtown to Central the NR Journey planner comes up with a...

The Derwent Valley Line has a new claim to fame from this weekend now that it connects with two heritage lines along its short length, now that Peak Rail has extended its services to Matlock main station, in addition to the Ecclesbourne reopening earlier this year. You can see some great...

As a relatively new member browsing old posts, I was interested to see the above. I worked in York Control in the 1980's so it probably ok now after 30 years to tell the story now as I understood it. Apologies if the full story has already been posted on the site & I've missed it. We got...

It's EMT's intention to speed up the stopper so there are effectively two fast trains an hour to Sheffield, by (a) removing some standing time at Derby and (b) a later departure from Sheffield on those which leave at xx35 (they haven't got NR's go-ahead for that yet). The reason for this is that...

The Manchester Evening News appeers to think this one is not a myth http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1077335_downing_st_snubs_stockport

One of the things Friends of the Derwent Valley Line (FDVL) are campaigning for (now that the branch timetable is so much improved) are more main-line stops at Belper. Currently one EMT service stops at 0726 going to Sheffield, but no return service, which is pretty nonsensical (due, we believe...

Although there's no connection at Duffield for through running, the Ecclesbourne timetable has been cleverly devised to give good connections in & out of the Derwent Valley line in both directions on Saturdays & the Wednesdays it runs (helped by the coincidence that the current Derwent Valley...

As a member of Friends of the Derwent Valley Line who have been campaigning for improvements to the service (hourly timetable, through service to Nottingham, better London connections) with Central Trains & EMT for some years, it is good to hear this positive feedback from users of the line. One...