platty at North Wingfield

welcome hope you enjoy your stay here

 Clay Cross Station was built by the North Midland Railway in 1840,it was originally going to be built within the clay cross tunnel but it was
clear that it could not be ventilated effectivly so instead it was built at the northern entrance at Tupton which was 2 miles from the center of Clay Cross
  It was eventually closed in 1967 .There is talk of a new station for Clay Cross being built but that as not come about yet

The  tunnel is 1,760 yards long, 22 feet wide, and 26 high. The expense of constructing this tunnel is said to have been £100 per yard, or £176,000.

                click on the link for a detailed essay on the tunnel by Cliff Williams  in a "PDF" file

                                           Clay X  Tunnel


 

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other stations

selection of stations along the line
                                      Westhouses & Blackwell              Butterley           Chesterfield Midland                   Doe Hill

    

                                             Heath                                               Pilsley                           Chesterfield Midland           

                                 

Chesterfield Market  Place

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                     Pilsley                               Tibshelf                   Ripley                           great central Chesterfield
                                                                                                                 
                              

Horns Bridge