A steep incline for a railway! - a photo on Flickriver

A steep incline for a railway!

            The Longcliffe watering ramp, once part of the Cromford and High Peak railway, at Loncliffe in Derbyshire.
When the Cromford and High Peak railway was built in the 1830's, it was found that there was little water available in the local limestone for the provision of the trains. Therefore, water was pulled up the incline from Cromford in tenders which were then shunted into position on the ramp to feed into the engines whilst they waited to be loaded from the local dairy, along with limestone from the quarries of Ballidon and Hoe Grange.
The path of the old railway has now been developed to form a popular tourist attraction for walkers and cyclists in the High Peak area of the Peak District National Park in the Derbyshire Dales.
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Longcliffe (show map)

Taken on: February 9, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D7100, f/13.0, 1/80 sec, 12mm (=18mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Lens:	12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/13.0
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	12mm (35mm equivalent: 18mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.0 Windows
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