Midland Railway – Butterley

Midland Railway – Butterley
British Railways Standard 5 No. 73129 at Swanwick Junction Station
TerminusHammersmith
and Pye Bridge
Commercial operations
NameAmbergate to Pye Bridge Line
Built byMidland Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned byMidland Railway Trust Ltd
Operated byMidland Railway Trust Ltd
Stations3
Length3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened1 February 1875
Closed to passengers23 December 1968
Preserved eraDifferent era on a different day but normally 19th century
Preservation history
HeadquartersButterley Station
Website
https://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk/
Midland Railway
– Butterley
Ambergate–Pye Bridge line
 A38 
 Hammersmith
Butterley Reservoir
 Butterley
Swanwick Junction
 Swanwick Colliery
Golden Valley Light Railway
 Riddings
Ironville
Connection to Network Rail
Codnor Park Junction
Ironville Junction
River Erewash
Run-round loop
Riddings Junction
 Pye Bridge
Erewash Valley line
to Trent │ towards Chesterfield

The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway and museum complex at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire.

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