What is the Derwent and Wye Valley Railway Trust?

The origins of the Derwent & Wye Valley Railway Trust were in a proposal to set up a railway charity in 1997 focused on the former railway between Buxton and Ambergate. The trust was finally incorporated on 12 November 2004.

We are an independent registered charity and company limited by guarantee with no share capital. We liaise with Peak Rail Plc and the Peak Railway Association which provides volunteers for a number of projects.

The trustees of the charity also act as directors of the company.

What are our Charitable Aims?

“To obtain, restore, preserve and operate a representative collection of heritage railway buildings, structures, rolling stock and artefacts for use by, exhibition to, and for the education of the public in the infrastructure, management and the operation of railways between Ambergate and Buxton in the County of Derbyshire.”