Manchester to Derby in 8 minutes: flight sim of closed Midland Railway via Millers Dale and Matlock
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- We follow the path of the old Midland Railway main line, from the former Manchester Central Station (now the Manchester Central Convention Complex) to Derby Midland Station, via Chinley, Millers Dale and Matlock. With the aid of Google Earth, we cover the 60 mile trip in just 8 minutes. The route is colour coded as follows: grey denotes public and national railways (including Metrolink), pink is for heritage railways (Peak Rail), green shows former track-bed used as a long distance footpath/cycleway (the Monsall Trail), and yellow is for abandoned or redeveloped track-bed. A similar colour coding is applied to text labels: all former Midland Railway stations are labelled, along with most tunnels and some viaducts and junctions.
Please note this video has no sound.
To reopen this would no doubt be feasible. It would be one of the most picturesque railway journeys and provide a useful direct connection between the North West and the East Midlands, relieving the Hope Valley line and connecting many towns and villages with Manchester and Derby, and beyond.
Great visualisation. The best part of this route is playable on train sim world. Peak forest route. It's stunning.
Thanks for producing this very interesting video.
GET IT RE-OPENED !!! So little missing. How can they moan about HS2 and leave THIS route un-used ??? All the WCML bottle-necks neatly avoided.
So much of the route/tracks still exist. Currently, the only bit without tracks is between the 3:50 and 5:30 mark in this video. This could be reopened and reconnect the North West and the East Midlands by rail, easing congestion/capacity issues elsewhere on the rail network!
Well put together. It would be good to see the old York-Beverley line resurrected in this way and perhaps the Beverley to Malton via Driffield??
It's absolutely brilliant, but just imagine someone having the time and patience to make this on train simulator.
I wouldn't know where to start, but I imagine it's hellishly difficult. Judging from your channel, you have the skill set. Do you fancy having a go at any part of this line?
Thank you. When I started with route building on Train Simulator, I had intended just to rebuild the Leeds New Line. One thing led to another, and I started to add more and more of the closed West Riding railways. I haven't put most of these onto TH-cam as yet because I need a new computer with a faster processor. If I were to live to be about 200, I would love to attempt more closed lines further from home.
Although it is far from your part of the woods (it seems), one line worth considering is Exeter to Padstow (ACE).
Whilst I have always regretted the closure of this route it was clearly expensive to maintain with so many tunnels and viaducts.
Yep. It's blown my mind that. I moved up to Carlisle from Derby 17 years ago and engineering wise it gave the Settle Line a run for it's money
Great work!
Thanks for the accolade!
The line was not even listed in the Beeching Report. Of course, it was carrying practically all the London to Manchester traffic at the time. Apparently, the cost of keeping Dove Holes Tunnel free of water was one factor leading to the line's closure. (But did the longer tunnels at Disley, Cowburn, and Totley not have similar problems?) Absolutely staggering to see a once busy Heaton Mersey reduced to nothing.(I gather that a motorway now covers most of the shed site.) Cheadle Heath station seems to have gone completely; it was once served by Pullmans.
Thankfully this line will never open as it would be too expensive initially, and far too expensive to maintain.
The Monsal Trail is arguably the most beautiful trail in the country.
On a different note I would argue the section between Buxton and Bakewell was probably, for it's length, the most expensive length of line to construct in the country.
I'm afraid the chance of this line reopening is nearly zero. The Monsal Trail is a massive economic asset to the Peak District and were it under threat, railway enthusiasts have said they would want to keep it accessible as it is now. Those who aren't local wouldn't understand. It is the second most visited part of the PDNP, I believe.
I'd love to see the line reopen but I'm afraid it won't happen - not when public finances are so bad, either!
Would have a good route for HS2
Far too winding and narrow, and through a national park. Really bad route!