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The last day of operation beyond Matlock was on Saturday 29 June 1968 ( two months before regular mainline steam was fully abolished ).

Part of this route is now preserved as a heritage railway by the railway preservation group Peak Rail.

At present, the heritage line operates from Rowsley South through Darley Dale and nearby Matlock Riverside and now terminates at Matlock station in the Down platform ( 2 ), a distance of a little under five miles ( 6 km ).

Having, ( from 2 July 2011 onward ), extended a further third of a mile into the Down platform ( 2 ) of the Main station itself, Matlock is now ( currently ) the terminus of the heritage line, interchanging with rail services on the Derwent Valley Line.