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Hopton Incline
The Hopton Incline was the List of steepest gradients on adhesion railways, steepest stretch of conventional, Adhesion railway, adhesion-worked standard gauge railway in the United Kingdom, UK. The incline was situated in sparsely populated, exposed limestone uplands in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England. It is possible that steeper stretches were to be found in Siding (rail), sidings, but the Hopton Incline was on the former Cromford and High Peak Railway's Single-track railway, single-track main line as inherited by British Railways. Inclines Part of the line opened in 1830 with the remainder following in 1831; Hopton Incline was in the first, southern part. The route originally included nine cable railway, inclined planes, which were often referred to as "planes" rather than "inclines"; staff who worked on inclines, for example, were formally known as "Planemen". Initially, all nine planes were Double-track railway, double track. Trains were Cable railway, chain-hauled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopton Incline, Cromford And High Peak Railway 1964
Hopton may refer to: Places in England *Hopton, Derbyshire *Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk *Hopton (by Nesscliffe), Shropshire *Hopton Cangeford, Shropshire *Hopton Castle and Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire *Hopton Heath, Shropshire *Hopton Wafers, Shropshire *Hopton, Staffordshire *Hopton, Suffolk *Upper Hopton, West Yorkshire People with the surname *Arthur Hopton (1488–1555) of Cockfield Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk, landowner, magistrate and MP for Suffolk *Arthur Hopton (died 1607), of Witham, Somerset, MP for Dunwich and later for Suffolk *Arthur Hopton (diplomat) (c.1588–1650), English diplomat who served as ambassador to Spain *Charles Hopton (1861–1946), Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Birmingham *David Hopton (died 1492), Anglican priest, canon of Windsor *Edward Hopton (1837–1912), British Army officer, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey *Ineta Hopton (née Mackeviča; born 1992), Latvian professional squash player *Jessica Hopton (born 1996), English badminton player *John Hopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade (slope)
The grade (US) or gradient (UK) (also called stepth, slope, incline, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line is either the elevation angle of that surface to the horizontal plane, horizontal or its tangent. It is a special case of the slope, where zero indicates horizontal plane, horizontality. A larger number indicates higher or steeper degree of "tilt". Often slope is calculated as a ratio of "rise" to "run", or as a fraction ("rise over run") in which ''run'' is the horizontal distance (not the distance along the slope) and ''rise'' is the vertical distance. Slopes of existing physical features such as canyons and hillsides, bank (geography), stream and river banks, and stream bed, beds are often described as grades, but typically the word "grade" is used for human-made surfaces such as roads, landscape grading, roof pitches, rail tracks, railroads, aqueduct (watercourse), aqueducts, and pedestrian or bicycle routes. The grade may refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NLR Class 75
The North London Railway Class 75 is a class of 0-6-0 T steam locomotive. Thirty were built to a design by J. C. Park from 1879 to 1905. They were designed for shunting the NLR's docks and were very compact but powerful engines. This made them suitable later for transfer onto the Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire, and some were sent north. They worked there until they were displaced by J94 "Austerity" 0-6-0STs. Numbering They were originally numbered 15–18, 61–66, 75–80, 91–95, 104, 107, 111, 115–116, 119, 121–123. In 1909 the nine locomotives numbered above 100 were transferred to the London and North Western Railway and renumbered in the 2600s. The remaining locomotives were also transferred at a later date and renumbered in the 2800s. All passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on grouping, and were renumbered 7503–7532. In 1934 the surviving engines were renumbered by adding 20,000 to their numbers. In 1948 the 14 surviving engines pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham Curve
The Gotham Curve was once the sharpest curve on any standard gauge railway line in the UK. The curve, which was situated in the sparsely populated, exposed limestone uplands in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, was on the Cromford and High Peak Railway. The single-track main line was inherited by British Railways in 1948. It closed in 1967. Description Although sharper curves were present on industrial sidings and harbour railways, the line through the Gotham curve went through an 80 degree curve with a radius of . The curve was subject to a speed limit of and led "the platelayer .to keep a supply of rail chairs and other spares to hand in case a driver "burst the rails" when negotiating the curve." It might have once had a steep camber but none was present in 1954 when there were check-rails in place. History The section of line including the curve opened on 29 May 1830. Initially, trains through the curve were horse-drawn, but the intention, as enshrined in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Rail Class 08
The British Rail Class 08 is a class of diesel–electric shunting locomotives built by British Railways (BR). As the standard BR general-purpose diesel shunter, the class became a familiar sight at major stations and freight yards. Since their introduction in 1952, however, the nature of rail traffic in Britain has changed considerably. Freight trains are now mostly fixed rakes of wagons, and passenger trains are mostly multiple units or have driving van trailers, neither requiring the attention of a shunting locomotive. Consequently, a large proportion of the class has been withdrawn from mainline use and stored, scrapped, exported or sold to industrial or heritage railways. As of 2020, around 100 locomotives remained working on industrial sidings and on the main British railway network. On heritage railways, they have become particularly common, appearing on many of the preserved standard-gauge lines in Britain, with over 80 preserved, including the first one built. ''wn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Rail Class D3/7
The British Railways Class D3/7 is a class of 0-6-0 diesel electric shunting locomotives built as LMS Nos. 7080–7119. The class were built from May 1939 through to July 1942 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway at their Derby Works using a diesel electric transmission supplied by English Electric. They are a modified version of the 1934-vintage Class D3/6 (LMS 7069-7079) diesel shunters based on the English Electric 6K diesel engine of , but have jackshaft transmission necessitating a significant increase in body length. The D3/6 had two axle-hung traction motors instead, and this feature became commonplace in more modern designs built after World War II. Design The locomotives are built to the specifications of LMS CME W.A. Stanier for general and hump shunting at the company's Derby Works using engine and electric equipment supplied by the English Electric Company. The Engineer, 14 July 1939 p. 45 col. 1 Powertrain The engine and generator are supported on girders a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopton Incline Top
Hopton may refer to: Places in England *Hopton, Derbyshire *Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk * Hopton (by Nesscliffe), Shropshire *Hopton Cangeford, Shropshire *Hopton Castle and Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire *Hopton Heath, Shropshire *Hopton Wafers, Shropshire *Hopton, Staffordshire *Hopton, Suffolk *Upper Hopton, West Yorkshire People with the surname *Arthur Hopton (1488–1555) of Cockfield Hall, Yoxford, Suffolk, landowner, magistrate and MP for Suffolk *Arthur Hopton (died 1607), of Witham, Somerset, MP for Dunwich and later for Suffolk *Arthur Hopton (diplomat) (c.1588–1650), English diplomat who served as ambassador to Spain *Charles Hopton (1861–1946), Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Birmingham * David Hopton (died 1492), Anglican priest, canon of Windsor *Edward Hopton (1837–1912), British Army officer, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey *Ineta Hopton (née Mackeviča; born 1992), Latvian professional squash player * Jessica Hopton (born 1996), English badminton player *John H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whaley Bridge Incline
Whaley may refer to: * Whaley, Derbyshire, a village in England * Whaley (surname) * Whaley Hall (1941–2015), an American football player See also *Whaley Bridge Whaley Bridge () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the High Peak Borough Council, High Peak district of Derbyshire, England. It is situated on the River Goyt, south-east of Manchester, north of Buxton, north-east of Mac ..., another town in Derbyshire, England * Whaley House (other), several buildings * Whaley Lake, a reservoir in Dutchess County, New York, United States * Whaley Thorns, a village in Derbyshire, England, only one mile from Whaley {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shallcross Incline
Shallcross may refer to: * Shallcross, Durban, a suburb of Durban, South Africa * Shallcross, Derbyshire, UK * Shallcross (Anchorage, Kentucky), listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places * Shallcross (surname) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurdlow Incline
Hurdlow railway station was near to the hamlet of Hurdlow within Hartington Middle Quarter civil parish, to the south east of Buxton, Derbyshire on the LNWR line to Ashbourne and the south. History It opened for goods in 1833 on the Cromford and High Peak Railway from Whaley Bridge to Cromford. Passenger service began in 1856, but it closed in 1877. When it became part of the Ashbourne Line, the LNWR opened it again in 1894. In some timetables it was listed as Hurdlow for Longnor and Monyash,; the platforms and buildings were of timber construction, as in all the stations on the line. From the summit at above sea level at Dowlow Halt the line descended at to Hurdlow. From here to Ashbourne, the gradients would become much easier, though this was countered by the curves as the line endeavoured to follow the contours. Easter Tuesdays were particularly busy with special trains laid on for the Flagg Moor Steeplechase. The station closed to passengers on 15 August 1949.Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
