The Sheep Pasture incline house housed the steam beam engine which used to winch the trucks up the hill from the junction with the Cromford Canal and railway. This section of the railway was completed in 1830, it was the first section on the line from here to Whaley Bridge. The railway was used to transport the minerals and stone from the mines in the Peak District. The railway closed in 1967.

troghalls

September 27, 2018

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Sheep Pasture Incline engine house
At the top of the 1320 yards 1:8 Sheep Pasture Incline this engine house was built in 1828 to house a Butterley twin cylinder beam …

Hannah

November 23, 2023

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Nice place to sit and have some sandwiches.

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