The Cromford and High Peak railway . 

Delightful filming in bitter weather. A fascinating system. Thanks

To think of all the time,effort and engineering skill to build such lines as these,and we in the modern century come along and rip it all up with scarcely a thought of the future. Progress-my arse!

I can well remember those two locos at work on the line. Hopton Incline was a sight to behold when a train took a flat out run at it! The North London tanks always looked spectacular there because they looked as though it was a time warp. The J94s were just about on their last legs by the time the line was closed but they put up some great shows on the brakevan specials. Talk about going out in a blaze of glory! Sad days but splendid memories of an age coming to it's end. Real steam working on revenue earning trains. Sadly I fear not much profit to be made in the last few years of operation but they gave us lads a lot of great memories!

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

Very good colour and definition for 8 mm. Thanks for posting.

Walking the line this century is wonderful. The countryside is beautiful in this area.

You can tell that this was filmed near the end of steam by the terrible state of locomotives at the time. Even once proud top link locos were rusting away, filthy, leaking steam and relegated to goods. It was a sad time.

What a great film. Having cycled much of the route in recent years this puts it all in a clear historical context. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely wonderful film. I used to live nearby 30 years ago, long after closure, but I ran along many bits (probably about as fast as the trains - certainly up the Hopton incline!)

Thank you. I lived in Ashbourne from 1970 to 1977 and explored much of the High Peak, including the trackbeds around Parsley Hay. Quite seriously, they were some of the happiest days of my earlier life.

Best part is at time mark 11:20. Look at photographer staying in front of running train. This, today will cause major incident (and mandatory train stop). These days people trust more each others, today is 6 foot fence along railways ;)

Marvelous, the best video of the C&HPR I've seen. Thank you for sharing

Thanks for sharing 👍♥️

OMG that's the best C&HPR I have seen. The tapered chain is only seen on the Bowes footage until now for me. Best wishes and kindest regards. Thank you

Wonderful and remarkable footage and certainly the best I have seen on the line . Very well shot , with a great eye for detail , the film captures the the essence of the line , the country if passed through , the unique gradients and the struggling locos . Superb !!!!!

Superb video many thanks for sharing it

Possibly my favourite video, just found your account! Keep it up some amazing footage

Fantastic

What a Document!

Fantastic footage of an area and line I know well (not as a working concern, alas). One very minor quibble - it's Longcliffe, not Longtown, but this film is superb - thank you.

Fantastic!!!

ahhh thanks so much! i had this VHS as a kid and never could find the exact one on RU-vid

Quality footage,thanks

W😮W - This is old - when was this film made??? A few years ago I've actually cycled along this old line - This is amazing footage - thanks for sharing!!! 😊🚂🚂🚂

Wow! Thanks for that, and very well edited too!