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three things to say to that;
1.theyve been threatening the connection of the line same as the buxton one right through from the sixties to the 2000s, lines still there,more so the fact the matlock line feeds more of a populace than the buxton one does so stands more of a chance than ever to survive
2.the government will always put the death knell worries in place,its how buisness` push things forward,if you dont then productivity stagnates or sits at a level,if you threaten things the local groups,councils etcetera start to push for greater use,services etc.
3.if it ever shut that would also affect the services further down the line,imagine the local service going,what would happen the locals that stop at duffield too,any local service would require a turnback and if the branch went to improve speeds on the mainline such as what happened at Duffield then NR would not neccesarily want to spend money on putting another turnback in that doesnt benefit them further up the line.
will it close,unlike the 60s i dont think think so,its one of the few lines that have made great leaps in service patterns in coming years and with the credit crunch/fuel prices getting worse it could still be used more,remember the governments latest report recommends large closures again, going back in time the Serpell report wanted three main lines and little else.
best thing to do is to make as much use of the line as possible by local groups, EVR&PR,local attractions..etc
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