1978

SK1871 : Monsal Dale

taken 47 years ago, near to Monsal Head, Derbyshire, England

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Monsal Dale
Monsal Dale
The viaduct over the River Wye - a tributary of the Derbyshire Derwent - once carried the Midland Railway's main line from Derby to Manchester. Services ceased in 1968; it was one of the more controversial of the Beeching era closures and there have been various reopening proposals since. The route is now designated as the Monsal Trail.
The Monsal Trail (National Network Cycleroute 680)

The Monsal Trail is a traffic free route for walkers, cyclists, horse riders and wheelchair users through some of the Peak District's most spectacular limestone dales.
The trail runs along the former Midland Railway line ( LinkExternal link ), which closed in 1968, for 8.5 miles between Blackwell Mill SK1172 : The start of The Monsal Trail, in Chee Dale and Coombs Road, at Bakewell.
Most of the route was opened to the public in 1981 but four former railway tunnels had to remain closed due to safety reasons, with public footpaths taking people around them. In 2011 the four railway tunnels - Headstone Tunnel, Cressbrook Tunnel, Litton Tunnel, Chee Tor Tunnel were opened for trail users. Each tunnel is about 400 metres long and will be lit during normal daylight hours.
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Geographical Context: Uplands Railways Primary Subject: Viaduct other tags: Valley View Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Monsal Trail [67] · River Wye [62] · Railway Viaduct [28] · River Wye in Monsal Dale [23] · Midland Railway [21] · Derbyshire [12] Title Clusters: · Monsal Dale [15] ·
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SK1871, 349 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
March 1978   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1824 7158 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:14.4562N 1:43.6891W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1848 7164
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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