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High Peak Junction – Weighbridge Office

4th July 2017 by

Cromford goods train with the Weighbridge office in the background

                          

Weighbridge office (2017)

The Weighbridge Office was built sometime between 1878 and 1898. It is a small single roomed building, built in a cutting out of the bank, it has a tall chimney which is visible from a distance. Built from random coarse gritstone with a blue Welsh tiled roof and brick chimney. The building is aligned parallel to what was the railway track and faces the canal. It is understood that the actual weighbridge was immediately in front of the building. It is interesting to note that the steps at the side of the building leading up to the paddock at the rear were constructed using old Cromford & High Peak Railway sleeper blocks. The weighbridge was a later addition to High Peak Junction but was an important component of the goods operation when the connection to the mainline had been made.

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High Peak Junction – The Sidings

4th July 2017 by

1964 open day waggon on the sidings passing the weighbridge office. You can see the loading gauge ahead and Leawood Pumphouse to the left
General layout of the track looking north from Browns bridge. Now the HPJ picnic area

The Sidings were located to the north of Transhipment warehouse and in front of the weighbridge office and Lengthmans, they were laid at the same time allowing for the stationary waggons to be parked while waiting loading / unloading and being marshalled. The crane stump can still be seen at the south end of the sidings which is all that remains of the cantilever crane that once helped to load and unload. This cast iron crane is the typical design of the CHPR construction and was in the current position from 1878. The area along the sidings is now a very pleasant place to have a stop for refreshments, there are picnic tables scattered around for your convenience.

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