Station Name: BUXTON (Midland)

[Source: Paul Wright]



A Buxton-Millers Dale motor train departs from the Midland station in October 1951. Buxton was the terminus of a short branch that diverged from MR main line at Blackwell Mill, and the push-pull service was introduced to connect with the London St Pancras- Derby-Manchester Central services at Millers Dale. A new dmu service was introduced in 1956, with 19 trips daily in each direction, but by the mid-Sixties main line services over the Peak were in decline. In 1964, Buxton Midland lost its splendid gable wall and overall roof and on 6th March 1967 all local stopping trains between Chinley and Matlock were withdrawn. At the same time, Millers Dale station closed and all services into Buxton Midland ceased.
Copyright photo by ER Morten from the David Hey collection
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