The Walk - EP 103 - When does a railway become a canal? - Rowsley to Bakewell, Derbyshire

I am back in Derbyshire and teaming up with Phil and Nikita, once again.

We are walking a two mile section of the Midland railways London to Manchester line from where the Peak Rail heritage line ends in Rowsley, to where the Monsal Trail biking and walking route starts just south of Bakewell.

The scenic railway through the Peak District opened in 1862 and saw its last train in 1968. But there is plenty of talk about this line being reopened either as a railway, or as a cycle and walking route for its entirety.

We'll take a look at how viable that is as we explore viaducts at both ends of the walk, as well as the infamous Haddon Tunnel, built to hide the trains from the Duke of Rutland's view, in the middle.

The railway to the south of our walk is still open, and the trackbed to the north could be reopened with ease as the infrastructure is all still in place. But what about this section?

Let's take a look.

00:00 Intro
04:05 Rowsley Viaduct
07:28 Some really cute cows
14:40 Haddon Tunnel south portal
15:40 Haddon Tunnel north portal
17:21 Coombes Road viaduct

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