Hayfield branch
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The Hayfield Branch was a 2+1⁄2-mile single-track branch line that ran along the Sett Valley from the Hope Valley Line near New Mills Central to Hayfield, via one intermediate stop, Birch Vale. It pas
Summer 1961 timetable – the 8.00am train was steam worked until 1964. Its truncated modern diesel equivalent from New Mills is slower.
Hayfield station in September 1966
The former Birch Vale railway station in 1965
Torr Side, New Mills, where the railway crossed the River Sett
Sett Valley Trail
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The Sett Valley Trail is a 2.5-mile shared-use path in Derbyshire, England, linking the village of Hayfield and the town of New Mills, via Birch Vale, Thornsett and Ollersett. It runs along the lower
Hayfield branch
…services. The Hayfield line was closed in January 1970. The line was purchased from British Rail by Derbyshire County Council in 1973 and now forms the Sett Valley Trail. 1947 timetable…
Sett Valley Trail