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Arkwright Town Junction is a former railway junction near Arkwright Town in Derbyshire, England. [1] [2]
Arkwright Town, commonly referred to as Arkwright, is a settlement in North East Derbyshire, England that is notable for having moved its location in the early 1990s. Despite its name, the settlement has no official town status.
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills which extend into the north of the county. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west. Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in the county, whilst Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 27 metres (89 ft). The River Derwent is the county's longest river at 66 miles (106 km), and runs roughly north to south through the county. In 2003 the Ordnance Survey placed Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms as the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.
Arkwright Town Junction was one of four interrelated junctions built by the GCR to connect its main line to the LD&ECR's main line when it took the latter company over in 1907. The junctions are usually referred to collectively as "Duckmanton Junction" or occasionally as "Duckmanton Junctions."
The Great Central Railway in England came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension. On 1 January 1923, the company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway.
The Great Central Main Line (GCML), also known as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR), is a former railway line in the United Kingdom. The line was opened in 1899 being built by the Great Central Railway running from Sheffield in the North of England, southwards through Nottingham and Leicester to Marylebone in London.
The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (LDECR) was a British railway built toward the end of the era of British railway construction.
The four junctions operated interactively, so they are described together in the article Duckmanton Junction to which the reader is referred.
Duckmanton Junction is a former railway junction near Arkwright Town in Derbyshire, England.
Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,061. The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device.
Birkenhead Dock Branch is a disused railway line running from the South junction of Rock Ferry, to the site of the former Bidston Dock on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The branch is approximately 4 1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) in length. Although called a branch, the line was accessible from both ends, from Bidston East junction and from Rock Ferry railway station. The former Mollington Street Rail Depot was branched into the line. A section of the line runs through Haymarket Tunnel and a low-level cutting through the centre of Birkenhead; visible from the road flyovers. The disused Canning Street North signal box and level crossing are also situated on the branch. Level crossings are also located at Duke Street and Wallasey Bridge Road. The steel railway lines are still intact never being raised.
Chesterfield Market Place railway station was a former railway station in the centre of the town of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
Sutton cum Duckmanton is a civil parish in Derbyshire, England, lying between Bolsover and Chesterfield but in the district of North East Derbyshire.
The Adelphi Canal was a small privately owned canal in Duckmanton, near Chesterfield, England. It was used to transport goods from an ironworks to a wharf by the road. It is not connected to any other waterway; goods were forwarded by road to the Chesterfield Canal. It was constructed in 1799.
Arkwright Town railway station was in Arkwright Town, Derbyshire, England.
Ollerton railway station is a former railway station in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England.
Creswell and Welbeck railway station used to serve the village of Creswell, in north eastern Derbyshire, England.
Bolsover Tunnel is a disused and infilled twin-track railway tunnel between Carr Vale and Scarcliffe in Derbyshire, England.
Duckmanton Tunnel is a former 501-yard (458-metre) long twin-track railway tunnel between Chesterfield and Arkwright Town in Derbyshire, England.
Duckmanton North Junction is a former railway junction near Arkwright Town in Derbyshire, England.
Duckmanton South Junction is a former railway junction near Arkwright Town in Derbyshire, England.
Duckmanton East Junction is a former railway junction near Arkwright Town in Derbyshire, England.
The Clowne Branch is a lifted but protected former railway line in north eastern Derbyshire, England. currently being developed as part of the Greenway network for walkers, cyclists and horse riders
Beighton Junction is a set of railway junctions near Beighton on the border between Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, England.
The Pudsey Loop was a railway line in West Yorkshire, England, which served the town of Pudsey and offered a second connection between Bramley and Stanningley in the east and Laisterdyke and Dudley Hill in the west, in addition to the existing line between Leeds and Bradford.
Coordinates: 53°13′55.42″N1°21′7.84″W / 53.2320611°N 1.3521778°W
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