Chaddesden Railway Sidings

Derelict industrial rail siding showing old platform and warehouse at the disused galong railway station australia circa 2016 a siding in rail terminology is a low speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line or branch line or spur.

Chaddesden railway sidings.

The station was a stop on the basingstoke and alton light railway until its closure in 1932. Chaddesden is used to stable the 7 car loram rail grinder trains and dcr also use the sidings. My older pal mick horobin now of many decades lived on the eastern edge of chaddesden in what was then the last house by the fields on nottingham road as cherry tree hill and chaddesden met spondon at the raynesway. Dbs had also inquired into using a siding here for the loading of scrap trains but this seems to have gone quiet.

When i first came to derbyshire as a young adolescent in the mid 1960 s chaddesden sidings was still an important strategic location on britain s rail map. From 1958 onwards british railways stored withdrawn locomotives in various sidings in the derby area. Cliddesden railway station was a railway station in the village of cliddesden hampshire uk. Chaddesden also known locally as chad is a large residential suburb of derby united kingdom historically a separate village centred on chaddesden hall and the 14th century st mary s church the area was significantly expanded by 20th century housing developments and was incorporated into derby in 1968.

All the engines were destined for the scrap yard but derby works was being overwhelmed such was the pace of withdrawal. Chaddesden marshalling sidings deal mainly with local traffic for depots and stations in the area together with coal from the ripley branch and wingfield arid new court collieries some marshalling of tilted freights is also carried out in the yard to relieve the approach lines at st. Justin terry foulger railway photography 56311 working 6z34 totton yard to derby chaddesden sidings passes basingstoke 22 08 14 done. Nearby stations derby derby junction mcr derby london road bdjr nottingham road spondon derby friargate peartree breadsall sinfin north markeaton park sinfin central borrowash 2nd borrowash 1st little eaton chellaston and swarkstone.

Treloar s hospital siding. Retired footplateman john weston of breedon on the hill was inspired to write to bygones after seeing the name hargate in print. But there is no station of that name no goods yard or sidings. You can perhaps guess that there must be a railway connection somewhere.

It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end.