Walk 5 – Coombs Road Viaduct, Bakewell to Monsal Head
tim Fog is the sweat of the never-never navvies who Pound, pound, pound, pound, pound Spikes in the rails to their very own heaven. Towers of London – Andy Partridge (XTC).…
September 2024
Walk 4 – The Manifold Track – Hulme End to Wetton
We never have a dull moment on our Branch Line. Rev. W. Awdry – Branch Line Engines (The Railway Series, number 16). The Manifold Track is not in Derbyshire. But…
Walk 3 – High Peak Junction to Middleton Top
Sam the Eagle (to a young Scrooge): Oh, you will love business. It is the American Way. Gonzo (whispering): Uh, Sam … Sam the Eagle: Oh. It is the BRITISH…
Walk 2 – The Bennerley Viaduct
The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. How far had he walked? Nobody knows. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows.…
Walk 1 – The Great Northern Greenway
‘But,’ he skewed towards the castle, ‘it’s worse in there. There, the map says, the boundary is undefined.’ Alan Garner, Red Shift. The forecast was for thunderstorms, so it was…