Woodhead Tunnel
I didn't manage a trip over the Woodhead route, although I did see some "76's" in the yard at Rotherwood in 1979. For the record they were 76009/023/027 and 76046. A trip to Guide Bridge and Reddish after the line shut filled in the many gaps prior to the engines being hauled away for scrap.
After a weekend visiting my daughters new house, near Rawtenstall, and with most of the day to get back home, I decided to cross the hills on the A628, which passes above this location, before heading south on the M1.
This is the western portal, with the remains of Woodhead station.
Woodhead Tunnel
I didn't manage a trip over the Woodhead route, although I did see some "76's" in the yard at Rotherwood in 1979. For the record they were 76009/023/027 and 76046. A trip to Guide Bridge and Reddish after the line shut filled in the many gaps prior to the engines being hauled away for scrap.
After a weekend visiting my daughters new house, near Rawtenstall, and with most of the day to get back home, I decided to cross the hills on the A628, which passes above this location, before heading south on the M1.
This is the western portal, with the remains of Woodhead station.