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18th April 1973
Speeding through Chinley with a Manchester Piccadilly service on 18th April 1973 is a 1961 built BRC&W built class 110 'Calder Valley' 3 car dmu set. These units were an updated version of the class 104 but powered by the much more powerful Rolls Royce C6NFLH engines , two per driving car and designed for the route they were built for, the Lancashire & Yorkshire mainline, hence the nickname 'Calder Valley'. Andrew J Crowther.
18th April 1973
Chinley With the set of tracks on the right at this time being recently taken out of use, a Lincoln allocated Derby 1956 built class 114 dmu is approaching Chinley station, working a New Mills Central-Sheffield local service through the Hope Valley. 18th April 1973. Andrew J Crowther.
9th June 1976
A Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield DMU passes Chinley on 9 June 1976. It's a hybrid set, Met-Camm power cars and probably a BRCW centre car. Walter Burt.
8th April 1977
Two Class 114 sets pass Chinley North Junction on 08/04/1977 with a Manchester-Cleethorpes service. The front unit retains overall BR blue and is unrefurbished, whilst the rear unit is in Refurbished livery of white with blue band. Scan of a 6x6cm slide by Barrie Watkins. Graeme Phillips Collection.
circa 1979
A 3-car class 101 DMU is seen at Chinley on the Hope Valley line, late 1970s / early 1980s. With two brake van, the DMBS closest is much dirtier than the other two vehicles and so is probably the one standing in for a DMCL. Graeme Phillips Collection.
19th February 1980
A Class 124 Trans-Pennine DMU at Chinley North Junction - 19th February, 1980. Arnie Furniss.
27th July 1980
Class 123 Swindon Inter-City DMS(L) E52103 is leading the 12:12 Cleethorpes - Manchester Piccadilly towards Chinley North Junction, 27/7/1980. Graeme Phillips Collection.
23rd March 1982
A four-car Swindon DMU (two 123s, E52093 leading and two 124s) approaches Chinley with a Manchester - Hull service 23 March 1982. Taken by John Vaughan. Stuart Mackay Collection.
April 1982
Reflections on Ernie Nield. Ernie started his railway career at Macclesfield in the dim and distant past when there was a depot there. You can tell by his face that he was of a cheery disposition. Taken through the window of the driver's compartment of DMU 56116 in April 1982, somewhere near Chinley, on our way back home to Guide Bridge from route learning at Toton. This used to be the first class compartment on this unit, it's full of first class railwaymen here! Arnie Furniss.
14th April 1983
A four-car DMU formed of Swindon-built Class 124 and 123 vehicles approaches Chinley on 14 April 1983. Closest appears to be E51966, one of a handful of the vehicles that had 'Trans-Pennine' painted in the side. Andrew Walker.
28th April 1984
Class 124 51960 leads a Hull - Manchester service through Chinley on the 28th April 1984. Originally operated as 6 car sets, this was the final formation with a 124 at one end and a 123 at the other. Mike Dean.
15th August 1984
Class 114 DMU in South Yorkshire PTE livery, (53045 + 54004) departing Chinley station with a westbound passenger service. 15th August 1984. John Crooks.
4th May 1985
A ten car 'Merrymaker' heads towards Sheffield having just crossed the freight only Chapel Milton viaduct, is captured joining the Hope Valley route at Chinley East Junc. Having started at Manchester Piccadiily the 'Merrymaker' is heading for the Flower Parade at Spalding, 4th May 1985. Andrew J Crowther.
29th May 1985
A Sheffield-bound Class 105 on the Hope Valley line at Chinley Junctions on 29 May 1985. The DMBS is recorded as 51278 which was allocated to Lincoln. Chris Thorp.
27th June 1985
Set: TS601
A Class 116/101/116 hybrid at Chinley on 27 June 1985. It seems to be set TS601, 53081 leads presumably with 59543 + 53123. Chris Thorp.
5th July 1987
One of Buxton's allocated 3-car class 108 dmu's (unusually with a 101 center Car) is seen operating Peak Rail Rambler's Sunday only Buxton-Edale-Buxton service, which did about 3 return trips is seen rounding the curve at Chinley East Junc, heading towards Sheffield on the Hope Valley line on the 5th July 1987. The line the train is on is the freight only spur that leads to the quarries in the Buxton area. Andrew J Crowther.
25th April 1988
Set: N611
Class 108 M54246+M53982 at Chinley on the 25th April 1988 wirh a Manchester Piccadilly-Sheffield service. Kevin Law.
24th June 1989
55991 hauling 93307 on 3E26, 17:57 Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds at Chinley, 24-6-89. Kevin Dowd.
28th July 1990
Set: 01
A number of these 1958 Gloucester built Class 122 single units saw service as route learners, this one TDB975023 ex 55001 is seen rounding the curve at Chinley East Junc, heading towards Sheffield on the Hope Valley line on the 28th July 1990. The line in the foreground is the freight only spur that leads to the quarries in the Buxton area. This unit is now preserved and resides on the East Lancs Railway at Bury. Andrew J Crowther.
7th September 1994
Set: 101654
101654 54408 + 51800 on the 10:38 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield at Chinley, 7-9-94. Kevin Dowd.
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