The Ashover Light Railway was a narrow gauge line in Derbyshire, England, built by the Clay Cross Company to carry limestone, fluorite, barytes and gritstone from quarries near Ashover to the company's works at Clay Cross. Construction began in 1922 and the 7.25 mile line, laid to a gauge of 1 foot 11.5 inches, opened to goods traffic in 1924. Passenger services started in March 1925 and were popular at first, but competition from buses eroded ridership: winter passenger services ended by 1934 and all passenger operations stopped in 1936, though mineral traffic continued. The railway closed on 31 March 1950 after losing its last quarry contract. A preservation society formed in 1996 has worked toward reopening a short section of the route.
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Founded YearConstruction of the railway began in 1922 after the 1919 Light Railway Order; goods traffic opened 1924 and passenger traffic March 1925. No separate company incorporation year was confirmed. In the Other Atlases
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1. Ashover Light Railway (Wikipedia)
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Construction started in 1922 and the railway opened to goods traffic in 1924.
- Part Of: Rail Transport, lead paragraph describes it as a narrow gauge railway in Derbyshire
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The Ashover Light Railway was a 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway in Derbyshire, England that connected Clay Cross and Ashover.
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