Sheffield Ashton Under Lyne And Manchester Railway |
| Hob Uid: 1371904 | |
Location :
Derbyshire
Tameside, Manchester, High Peak, Sheffield, Barnsley
Penistone, Thurgoland, Wortley, Oxspring, Hunshelf, Stocksbridge, Tintwistle, Charlesworth, Dunford, Bradfield
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SK1087195756 |
| Summary : The Sheffield, Ashton under Lyne and Manchester Railway was built between 1837 and 1841. The route ran via Godley and the Woodhead Tunnel, then the longest in England at 3 miles and 24 yards. There were several branches authorised in 1844 and 1846. Manchester - Godley opened in 1841, Godley - Dinting in 1842, Dinting - Woodhead in 1844 and through to Sheffield in 1845. The section between Penistone and Hadfield was closed in 1970 and the track lifted. The old Woodhead tunnels were then used for carrying electricity cables. Stations between Penistone and Sheffield closed in 1959, although the track remains as part of the Sheffield and Huddersfield line. |
| More information : The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway superseded the abortive Sheffield and Manchester Railway authorised in 1831. The company was amalgamated with the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway in 1845, the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Extension Railway in 1846, and the Grimsby Dock Railway in 1847. It was joined by the Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway in 1847, and all the companies were dissolved and reincorporated as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1849, which was renamed as the Great Central Railway in 1897. (1-2) |