Marple Station

[marveld]

A couple of links showing the bridge ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peakrailprogress/7497638748/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peakrailprogress/7497630864/

[My login is Henrietta]

Network Rail have donated and delivered it to Peak Rail at Rowsley where it will be re-erected and have a plaque stating that it came from Marple.

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Great thanks mark .

I remember years ago (probably late 1970-something) reading that Marple had some of the best and historically important railway iron work in the country. Sadly this was after the said iron work had been scrapped.

[My login is Henrietta]

And shopping at Peak Village Outlet Shopping Centre, Rowsley. (Be still my beating heart!)

[Stockport Classic Bus]

I happened to be at Peak Rail with the 'Marple Carnival Bus' last Sunday and the bridge will look good once in place there at Rowsley. Nice spot for a day trip, only minutes from Bakewell and then a steam train ride from Rowsley to Matlock! Chatsworth also only 10 mins away making for a good day out.

[amazon]

Network Rail have donated and delivered it to Peak Rail at Rowsley where it will be re-erected and have a plaque stating that it came from Marple.

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Great thanks mark .

[admin]

Network Rail have donated and delivered it to Peak Rail at Rowsley where it will be re-erected and have a plaque stating that it came from Marple.

[rsh]

One bridge in, one bridge out... it's all go round here. Thanks for the photos.

The stone cladding on the lifts looks really smart too. I hope at some point they also tart up the older buildings to match, which are looking very shabby with peeling green paint: http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=-23&pid=6913

[amazon]

Some fantastic photos taken by Arthur Procter of the old bridge being removed from Marple Station at around 3am on Sunday morning have been added to the Virtual Tour:

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-23

Brilliant again Arthur ,does anyone know we're the bridge did go to .it was destined for Peak rail .

[admin]

Some fantastic photos taken by Arthur Procter of the old bridge being removed from Marple Station at around 3am on Sunday morning have been added to the Virtual Tour:

http://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-23

[Stockport Classic Bus]

Yeah as I understand it, it is still going to Peak Rail. Out of interest, there is a very nice vintage bus and train fair there this Sunday, at Rowsley Station near Bakewell, where the bridge will probably end up. A nice day out for the family and only 45 minutes away. Plenty of steam trains, and free vintage bus rides between the vehicle rally, Bakewell centre, and Chatsworth House.

[Barbara]

I asked one of the men working on the station this morning if he knew what was happening to the old bridge.  He said he understood that it was going to a museum - so it sounds as if it might be going to Peak Rail.  Mind you, when you really look at it there is a lot of repair work needed. 

[thebigshed]

The new toilets are being built as an extension to the old booking office.  It looks like they are almost finished.

[rsh]

Funny, I thought the same thing the other day: the old bridge looks rather grotty now, and though it may have some historic value, it's better off somewhere that'll actually look after it properly. The new bridge and the smart stone-clad lifts are far better than I expected, making the station look both up-to-date and still in-keeping with the country setting at the same time.

Have any alterations to the booking office begun yet? (adding on new toilets?)

[Barbara]

No the lifts are not in use yet - but it is actually beginning to look as if there is an end in sight.  The bridge is looking really good!

[amazon]

I used it yesterday, and thought the steps were much more user-friendly than the old ones.  Mind you - I am speaking as someone who might well need the lifts in due course!!   

Are the lifts working .