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A Selection of YouTube Videos

Here is a selection of some of the best YouTube videos. As videos are being uploaded to YouTube constantly, you may wish to visit YouTube directly.

Santa Specials 2006

Here you can see the excellent Santa Specials 2006, where Santa was being held hostage by pirates in a brake van at Ravenstor Station. The pirates were seen here sword fighting over the rescue of Santa Clause.

Children were taken to see the rescue by boarding the express from Wirksworth Station.

"Pirate" John Bentley sadly died suddenly whilst on a scout trip in September, 2007 but his contribution to the railway will last forever.


A Journey from Duffield to Wirksworth

Shot in December 2006 by one of our members, this video shows a real-time 25 minute trip from the far end of our line back to base. Some of these areas are currently unexplored by the public.

The video takes you from Platform 3, next to the mainline platforms at Duffield Station and then on under the A6 road bridge and also "Duffield Tunnel". Roughly 3 miles after that, on the left hand side, you can see what is now a wood yard. This is the magnificent station building of what was once Hazelwood. The platform here has been unfortunately removed.

A couple of miles later, you can see on the right hand side, a future target of ours. Shottle station will be the next stop once the line has been opened to Idridgehay.

Just one and a half miles later you can see Idridgehay station on the left side along with the level crossing directly in front. After passing the level crossing, the train proceeds back to Wirksworth, stopping only for Gorsey Bank Level Crossing in south Wirksworth.
 
 
A Collection of the Best

Here is a video of some of the best photographs taken along the line. Of course, it is impossible to include them all but it gives an overview. Given time, there will be plenty of great photographs in our Fotopic Gallery.

DMU Racing?

Using the new platform 2 at Wirksworth Station, we are able to have multiple arrivals into the station at the same time. This is a sight that was never originally seen here.
 
DMU Departs

Similar to the above video, this one shows Class 117/Class 108 hybrid 2-Car unit and Class 101 2-Car unit departing simultaneously from Wirksworth Station.

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