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Posted: 15 Nov 2015

Taken: 13 Nov 2015

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Great Central Railway Dunford Bridge South Yorkshire 13th November 2015

Great Central Railway Dunford Bridge South Yorkshire 13th November 2015
A scene which covers over a hundred years of Pennine railway construction history from the opening of the first 3-mile long Woodhead tunnel (right) in 1845 by the MS&LR (later Great Central) to the opening of the new double bore tunnel in 1954 by British Railways (left). Sadly all of it is proper history now since this former important main line closed in 1981.

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 D.J. Henderson
D.J. Henderson
What an interesting shot. I've never seen this view before; are you on a bridge? This route could be SO useful today. The logic behind closing an electrified route between two major cities just defeats me. If this had even been "mothballed", it could have been converted to 25kV and, apart from adding capacity, would be a valuable diversionary route.
6 years ago.
Loose_Grip/Pete club has replied to D.J. Henderson
Yes this is from the road bridge. I still find it hard to accept they shut this line - the most modern on BR in 1955. I find it even harder they they didn't retain the right of way after closure so that in the future (now?) it could be reopened. Instead this 1954 tunnel has high-tension electricity cables running through it instead of electric trains!
6 years ago.
 D.J. Henderson
D.J. Henderson
I suppose, if the will was really there, they could chase the electricity folk out and reclaim it. It always puzzles me when it's said that "The trackbed has been built on". Knock the stuff down and re-open. The compensation bill should then be handed to the corporate vandals who's deals allowed the building in the first place. You never hear that a by-pass could not be built because there was something in the way. I recently read an article in Railway Magazine and they highlighted the case of Nottingham Victoria, sold by BR for what the RM called "a derisory £700,000." There were far too many "brown envelopes" being passed around in those days. Grrr.
Sorry, rant over.☺
6 years ago.

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