Dove Holes railway station
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Dove Holes railway station serves the village of Dove Holes
, Derbyshire
, England
. The station is on the Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton
line 37 km (22¾ miles south east of Piccadlly. It is managed and served by Northern Rail
who took over the station from First North Western
.
It was opened in 1863 by the LNWR
at the summit of its line between Whaley Bridge
and Buxton
.
Originally the Midland Railway
had hoped that the LNWR would join it in extending the line that they jointly leased between Ambergate
and Rowsley
. The LNWR declined, then built this one from Buxton to meet its line to Manchester
.
Later the Midland built a line from Millers Dale
through Chapel to Chinley
passing 183 feet beneath it in Dove Holes Tunnel
.
In 1957, the gradient into Chapel-en-le-Frith
was the scene of a serious accident, in which the driver of a runaway freight train, John Axon
remained at his post and died, being awarded a posthumous George Cross
.
On Sundays the service frequency in both directions from the station is hourly.
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Dove Holes
Dove Holes is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It has a population of about 1,200. It straddles the A6 road and it lies three miles from Buxton and three miles from Chapel-en-le-Frith. Trains run from Dove Holes railway station into Manchester.Residents of the village...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is on the Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton
Buxton railway station
Buxton railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Buxton in Derbyshire. It is managed and served by Northern Rail. The station is 25¾ miles south east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton Line.-History:...
line 37 km (22¾ miles south east of Piccadlly. It is managed and served by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
who took over the station from First North Western
First North Western
First North Western was a train operating company in the United Kingdom serving North West England. It operated from 1997 to 2004.The company when first privatised was known as North Western Trains and was owned by Great Western Holdings, a partnership between Great Western's management, First...
.
It was opened in 1863 by the LNWR
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
at the summit of its line between Whaley Bridge
Whaley Bridge railway station
Whaley Bridge railway station serves the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, England.The station is on the Manchester-Buxton Line 26 km south east of Manchester Piccadilly....
and Buxton
Buxton railway station
Buxton railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Buxton in Derbyshire. It is managed and served by Northern Rail. The station is 25¾ miles south east of Manchester Piccadilly and is the terminus of the Buxton Line.-History:...
.
Originally the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
had hoped that the LNWR would join it in extending the line that they jointly leased between Ambergate
Ambergate railway station
Ambergate railway station is a railway station owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Trains Train operating company . It serves the village of Ambergate in Derbyshire...
and Rowsley
Rowsley
Rowsley is a village on the A6 road in the English county of Derbyshire.It is at the point where the River Wye flows into the River Derwent and prospered from mills on both.-Overview:...
. The LNWR declined, then built this one from Buxton to meet its line to Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
Later the Midland built a line from Millers Dale
Millers Dale railway station
Millers Dale railway station was a station situated in Millers Dale in the Peak District. It was built in 1863 by the Midland Railway on its extension of the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley....
through Chapel to Chinley
Chinley railway station
Chinley railway station serves the village of Chinley in Derbyshire. The station is 28 km south east of Manchester Piccadilly....
passing 183 feet beneath it in Dove Holes Tunnel
Dove Holes Tunnel
Dove Holes Tunnel is a tunnel built by the Midland Railway between Peak Forest Signal Box and Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire.In the mid-nineteenth century, the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway was jointly leased by the LNWR and Midland Railway, and ran as far as Rowsley...
.
In 1957, the gradient into Chapel-en-le-Frith
Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station
Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station serves the town of Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England. It is 33 km south east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Buxton Line from Manchester. It was built in 1863 for the LNWR on its line from Whaley Bridge to Buxton...
was the scene of a serious accident, in which the driver of a runaway freight train, John Axon
John Axon
John Axon GC was an English train driver from Stockport who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient near Buxton in Derbyshire after a brake failure. The train consisted of an ex-LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 No...
remained at his post and died, being awarded a posthumous George Cross
George Cross
The George Cross is the highest civil decoration of the United Kingdom, and also holds, or has held, that status in many of the other countries of the Commonwealth of Nations...
.
Service
From Dove Holes there is a train every two-hours Monday-Saturday towards Manchester Piccadilly northbound and Buxton southbound.On Sundays the service frequency in both directions from the station is hourly.
External links
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National Rail is a title used by the Association of Train Operating Companies as a generic term to define the passenger rail services operated in Great Britain...
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