Steeple Grange Light Railway, a narrow gauge heritage industrial railway near Wirksworth, will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Cromford and High Peak Railway this bank holiday weekend. The ...

Archaeologists in Derbyshire have found what they believe is the world's oldest railway tunnel - with tests suggesting it dates from 1793.

As built, the line was a narrow gauge railway of 60cm (nominally 2ft) between the rails. Such a railway required appropriate steam locomotives, coaches and goods wagons. Company owners the Jackson ...

Archaeologists in Derbyshire have found what they believe is the world's oldest railway tunnel. The tunnel lies on the route of the Butterley Gangroad, a horse-operated railway built by 1793 to ...