Chaddesden Railway Sidings

When i first came to derbyshire as a young adolescent in the mid 1960 s chaddesden sidings was still an important strategic location on britain s rail map.

Chaddesden railway sidings. Retired footplateman john weston of breedon on the hill was inspired to write to bygones after seeing the name hargate in print. My older pal mick horobin now of many decades lived on the eastern edge of chaddesden in what was then the last house by the fields on nottingham road as cherry tree hill and chaddesden met spondon at the raynesway. All the engines were destined for the scrap yard but derby works was being overwhelmed such was the pace of withdrawal. Chaddesden marshalling sidings deal mainly with local traffic for depots and stations in the area together with coal from the ripley branch and wingfield arid new court collieries some marshalling of tilted freights is also carried out in the yard to relieve the approach lines at st.

Treloar s hospital siding. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end. Chaddesden also known locally as chad is a large residential suburb of derby united kingdom historically a separate village centred on chaddesden hall and the 14th century st mary s church the area was significantly expanded by 20th century housing developments and was incorporated into derby in 1968. From 1958 onwards british railways stored withdrawn locomotives in various sidings in the derby area.

The station was a stop on the basingstoke and alton light railway until its closure in 1932. Chaddesden is used to stable the 7 car loram rail grinder trains and dcr also use the sidings. Nearby stations derby derby junction mcr derby london road bdjr nottingham road spondon derby friargate peartree breadsall sinfin north markeaton park sinfin central borrowash 2nd borrowash 1st little eaton chellaston and swarkstone. But there is no station of that name no goods yard or sidings.

Other railway and industry locations derby mpd derby south junction derby etches. Cliddesden railway station was a railway station in the village of cliddesden hampshire uk. Often there was movement between the sites until the locos were removed to their final destination which was either. Justin terry foulger railway photography by.

Dbs had also inquired into using a siding here for the loading of scrap trains but this seems to have gone quiet.