Clowne Derbyshire Disused Railway History & Explore

Clowne Derbyshire Disused Railway History & Explore

**Links to previous LD&ECR videos***
Part 1 - Beighton to Killamarsh -    • Disused Railway Walk Killamarsh - Beighton...  
Part 2 - Killamarsh to Spinkhill -    • Disused Railway Explore - Killamarsh to Sp...  
Disused Railways around Rother Valley -    • Disused Railway Explore - Rother Valley  &...  

Clowne is a town in North East Derbyshire with a rich history of coal mining - and with that former railways.

At one time, this small town had two railway stations serving local and national destinations as well as the railway infrastructure for the surrounding collieries of Southgate, Barlborough and Oxcroft (to name a few).

We start our explore on the former Midland Railway Clowne Branch (later LMS), which is now the Clowne Greeenway. An impressive open path for cyclists, walkers and horse riders. Before we enter Clowne from the East, we are joined on our left hand side by nother old line - the LD&ECR (Lancashire Derbyshire & East Coast Railway).

Upon arriving in Clowne, we can stumble across either of the two disused railway stations, which are still clear to see in some capacity. On the LDECR we have the Clowne South station. Just a few yards down Station Road we have the Clowne & Barlborough Station on the Midland line.

Just another few yards down Station Road is the entrance to the forrmer Southgate Colliery. A wonderful display of old mining wagons are left as a memorial to the past industry.

From here we try and trace the route of the LD&ECR, which has now been extensively developed on with housing and commercial properties.

Where the LD&ECR crosses the Midland near Barlborough Colliery, we head back up the Clowne Greenway Midland Branch, back in to Clowne.

00:00 Intro & Clowne Greenway
01:23 LD&ECR
03:10 Clowne South disused station (LDECR)
05:28 Clowne & Barlborough disused station (Midland)
08:25 Southgate Colliery memorial
08:57 Former LD&ECR route
11:03 LDECR crosses Midland line & Clowne Greenway
14:39 Culvert



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