Hope to Edale Railway

[ayresa1]

Does anyone know when the Hope to Edale Railway was constructed and which company built it?     I know my great grandfather John Henry Kirkland (born in Belper in 1868) worked on the line and moved with his family to Edale.  He subsequently worked on railways in Africa (no idea which part) while his family continued to live in Edale.  I thought I might be able to pick up his overseas adventures by tracing the company.  But any suggestions welcomed.

[nettle]

It appears to have been built by The Midland Railway in 1894.

see the attached web pages which has links to some material for genealogists.

http://webp1.mimas.ac.uk/~zzaascs/mrsoc/gene.html

It appears a Carlos Dyke has info about former employees of the railway but his page is not currently available. (although there is an email address.

Nettle

[ayresa1]

Thanks very much for this information  I will now follow up the suggested websites.