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Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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Ardwick Junction to Godley Toll Bar | 17.11.1841 | ||
Godley Toll Bar to Broadbottom | 10.12.1842 | ||
Broadbottom to Dinting | 24.12.1842 | ||
Dinting to Woodhead | 08.08.1844 | ||
Woodhead Tunnel Down Bore | 23.12.1845 | ||
Woodhead Tunnel Up Bore | 2.2.1852 | ||
Woodhead New Tunnel | 3.6.1954 | ||
Dunford West [Huddersfield Junction] – Hadfield | 05.01.1970 (P) | ||
Dunford West [Huddersfield Junction] – Hadfield | 20.07.1981(G/A) |
Junctions and other features | Running Lines | Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions | Distance from Signal Box above | Loops and Refuge Sidings | Notes | ||
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Up | Down | ||||||
1 | – | ↓ | Dunford West | – | DGL 138 | ||
Dunford Bridge Station (Map) | o. 14.07.1845 c. 05.01.1970 | ||||||
2 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Woodhead Station (Map) | 3m 521yds | URS 200 | o. 08.08.1844 c. 27.07.1964 | |
3 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Crowden Station (Map) | 1m 1488yds | o. 01.07.1861 c. 04.02.1957 | ||
4 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Torside | 1m 1586yds | |||
5 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Valehouse | 1m 867yds | |||
6 | ↑ | ↓ | Hadfield East (Map) | 0m 1204yds | |||
7 | ↑ | ↓ | Hadfield West (Hadfield Station) | 0m 837yds | o. 08.08.1844 | ||
8 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Dinting Station (2nd) (Map) | 0m 1367yds | |||
(Dinting (1st)) | c. 01.02.1847 | ||||||
9 | ↑ | ↓ | Mottram No.2 | 0m 803yds | DRS 29 URS 29 |
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Mottram Yard Halt | |||||||
10 | ↑ | ↓ | Mottram No.1 | 1m 190yds | |||
Broadbottom Station (Map) | |||||||
[Hattersley Station] | |||||||
11 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Godley East Junction | 1m 773yds | |||
12 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Godley Junction Station (Map) | 0m 962yds | c. 27.05.1995 | ||
(Godley Toll Bar Station) [Godley Station] | c. 10.12.1841 RO As Godley 07.07.1986 | ||||||
13 | ↑ | ↓ | Newton Station (Map) | 1m 201yds | URS 33 | ||
14 | ↑ | ↓↓↓ | Hyde Junction | 0m 1754yds | |||
15 | ↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Dewsnap Sidings (Does not signal main lines or down No.2 goods) | 0m 758yds | |||
16 | ↑↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓ | Guide Bridge East Junction | 0m 680yds | |||
17 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Ashton Junction (Map) | 0m 586yds | |||
Guide Bridge Station | |||||||
18 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Stockport Junction | 0m 355yds | |||
Audenshaw Junction | |||||||
19 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Fairfield Junction Station (Map) | 1m 278yds | |||
20 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Gorton Junction Station (Map) | 1m 102yds | |||
21 | ↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓ | Priory Junction | 0m 1018yds | |||
22 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Ashburys East Junction (Map) | 0m 698yds | |||
Ashburys (for Belle Vue) Station | |||||||
23 | ↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Ashburys West Junction | 0m 585yds | |||
24 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Ardwick No.3 (No signals for main or down slow lines) | 0m 285yds | |||
25 | ↑↑↑ | ↓ | Ardwick No.1 | 0m 771yds | |||
Ardwick Station (Map) | |||||||
26 | ↑ | – | Ardwick Junction | 0m 115yds |
The new Woodhead Tunnel was open for 27years, 1 month and 17days. My maths may be a little ropy, but I work that out as a cost of over £55,000 for every year of its operational life.