Hopton Incline:: OS grid SK2554 :: Geograph British Isles

SK2554 : Hopton Incline

near to Carsington, Derbyshire, Great Britain

Hopton Incline

This incline on the Cromford and High Peak Railway was originally worked by a stationary steam engine but was modified later to be adhesion worked by locomotives. At 1 in 14, it was the steepest in Britain and trains frequently had to be split and pulled up a few wagons at a time. The railway closed in 1967 and is now part of the High Peak Trail.

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2006

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Grid Square: SK2554, 5 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Ian Calderwood (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 5 August, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 26 July, 2008
Category: Railway (dismantled) (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 256 546 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.2965N 1:37.1443W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SK 254 546
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)