1981

SK1199 : Woodhead railway station (site), Derbyshire, 1981

taken 43 years ago, near to Ironbower Moss [other Features], Derbyshire, Great Britain

Woodhead railway station (site), Derbyshire, 1981
Woodhead railway station (site), Derbyshire, 1981
Opened in 1954 by British Railways on the diverted line from Sheffield Victoria to Manchester through the new Woodhead tunnel, this station closed to passengers in 1964. The railway line was closed and dismantled a few months after this image was taken.
View east towards the 1954 tunnel, Penistone and Sheffield. The station, had two short, staggered platforms, still visible 17 years after the last passengers used them. The Sheffield-bound platform is over the river. The Manchester-bound platform is to the right, partially obscured by the electricity pylon. This station replaced an 1844 one slightly closer to the camera position on the old track alignment. For more information, see LinkExternal link.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Nigel Thompson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Old Woodhead Station [14] · Old Railway [12] · Pylon [10] · Track [10] · Railway Platform [6] · Opened in 1954 [3] ·
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SK1199, 137 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Nigel Thompson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 6 September, 1981   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1131 9988 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.7302N 1:49.8592W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 1113 9993
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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