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Wirksworth Railway Station is a heritage railway station that serves the town of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It was the former terminus of the Midland Railway Wirksworth branch line, leaving the Midland Main Line at . The line was reopened as the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. ==History== The station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1 October 1867.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ancient History – A History of the Midland Railway’s Line to Wirksworth )〕 Dale Quarry was opened in 1874, west of the station yard. Stone was initially conveyed by horse and cart, but plans for a tramway were unpopular as it would have passed through the town. A standard gauge tunnel was built under the town, linking the quarry and the station yard and was opened on 17 November 1877.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dale Quarry (Big Hole) )〕 The final timetabled service ran between and Wirksworth on 14 June 1947, although the line remained listed as 'suspended' for another two years before final closure in 1949. The station yard remained in use for the carriage of stone as the surrounding quarries and mineral lines were still operational. Unfortunately this resulted in the demolition of the station buildings in 1968 as the space was needed for construction of freight facilities. In mid-1984 the station was the terminus for a number of test runs of the then newly introduced BR class 150 diesel multiple units, which were later combined with charity fund raising special excursions known as the ''Wirksworth Phoenix''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wirksworth Specials )〕 The station was reopened on 1 October 2002 by Mr George Repton, who had been an engine driver on the line and the Wirksworth deputy mayor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wirksworth railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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