The 'times-they-are-a-changing', scenes at Dore & Totley Station & Box - 3795+800+806+813

* Station Site
Its been a while since a visit was last made to this area, in the case of the 'currently being refurbished/up-graded' Station site, it was early July last year, just before our decamp to the east coast for 4 months, whilst we were waiting for a new-build house to be completed. On that occasion, not too much was happening, see-
www.flickr.com/photos/vinc2020/52209140330/
before that, in April 2016, a worthy visitor, 'The Maybach Yorky' with class 52, D1015, 'Western Champion' was leading at Dore Station-
www.flickr.com/photos/imarch1/49560579376/
In the case of Totley Box, a visit there was much more distant, being around 10 years ago, in January, 2013! With a modicum of expedience and with almost no parking at Dore Station now as Network Rail have turned half of it into one of their Civil Engineering compounds, alternative arrangements had to be made involving a wide grass verge on the main road.. The scene now looks far more serious than it did a year ago with a lot of heavy gear about the place _and_ more importantly, the new line forming the double-0track section around to the Hope Valley line around the corner. At upper left, the view looks towards the south-west, with the Hope Valley line(s) on the right and the Midland Main lines on the far left, an East Midlands Railway class 222, 'Meridian', 222004, is approaching from the south at speed on the 1F32, St. Pancras International to Sheffield service. This work will, in a large part, revert the station back to where it was 30 years ago, though in those days, there were also mainline platforms over on the Midland lines, which won't be the case here... the other addition will be a modern footbridge with lifts, so that access can be gained over to the new platform.
At upper right, the view looks north towards Sheffield as the East Midland service, 1F32, continues to power away for an on-time arrival at Sheffield Midland, 2 hours and 12 minutes after leaving London. Signal S056, on the left in the distance, is showing a red aspect for moves to and from the Hope Valley line, something which will shortly change when the 2nd line is brought into use..
At lower left a few mins later and yet another East Midlands service comes into view, this one the counter-balancing service, with 'Meridian', 222015 on the 1C56, Sheffield to St. Pancras International service. Signal S057, just to the left of the black boards, also glows red on the north-bound main-line, its aspect not having cleared yet after passage of the previous EMR to Sheffield. The terrain around here is self-evident and this is just about the limit of the Sheffield City conurbation, the Peak District starting just behind the camera, along the Hope Valley line.
At lower right, a track-gang are making their way from the direction of the 1 mile 266 yards(1.853km) long Bradway Tunnel, built in 1870 and is about 1-mile north of the next station on the line, at Dronfield. It looks as if some form of inspection was going on related to what one supposes will be the concrete supports for the new platform... words were being had! A passenger waits for a service, 1R68, along the Hope Valley, to Liverpool Lime St. from Norwich, with a reversal in Sheffield, and due in about 10mins; if I get a move on, I should get a shot of this at Totley Box...

Taken on: July 31, 2023

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Dore & Totley Station

Totley East Signal Box

Great Britain Rail freight

Class 66

66751

Inspiration Delivered - Hitachi Rail Europe

4M03

Doncaster Down Decoy to Peak Forest Cemex(GBRf)

HYA Bogie Cemex Wagons

66790

6H03

Wellingborough Up T.C. to Peak Forest Cemex(GBRf)

Class 73

73962

ex-E6032

Dick Mabbutt

73963

ex-E3592

Janice

1Q41

Derby R.T.C. via Crewe C.S. L.N.W.R. to Derby R.T.C.

North Midland

Totley Tunnel East

Hope Valley Line

E.M.R.

East Midland Railway

Class 222

Meridian

222004

1F32

St. Pancras International to Sheffield

222015

1C56

Sheffield to St. Pancras International

Class 158

158852

158773

1R68

Norwich via Sheffield to Liverpool Lime St.

Northern Rail

Class 195

195110

2S82

Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield

T.P.E.

Transpennine Express

Class 185

185116

1B78

Liverpool Lime St. to Cleethorpes

185112

1B79

Cleethorpes to Liverpool Lime St.(Canc)

Totley Tunnel

Signal S048

Signal S050

Signal S052

Signal S053

Signal S055

Signal S057

Signal S058

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