Restored archive page
This is a track and signalling schedule from the original British Railways 1960 archive, compiled by Brian Robertson. It records the running lines, junctions, signal boxes, and stations along this section as worked in the nationalisation era.
| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardwick Jn. to Godley Toll Bar | 17.11.1841 | ||
| Godley Toll Bar to Broadbottom | 10.12.1842 | ||
| Broadbottom to Dinting | 24.12.1842 | ||
| Dinting to Woodhead | 7.8.1844 | ||
| Woodhead Tunnel Down Bore | 23.12.1845 | ||
| Woodhead Tunnel Up Bore | 2.2.1852 | ||
| Woodhead New Tunnel | 3.6.1954 | ||
| Dunford West [Huddersfield Jn.] – Hadfield | 05.01.1970 (P) | ||
| Dunford West [Huddersfield Jn.] – 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up | Down | ||||||
| 1 |
 |
– | ↓ | Dunford West | – | DGL 138 | |
| Dunford Bridge Station (Map) | c. 05.01.1970 | ||||||
| 2 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Woodhead Station (Map) | 3m 521yds | URS 200 | c. 27.07.1964 | |
| 3 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Crowden Station (Map) | 1m 1488yds | c. 04.02.1957 | ||
| 4 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Torside | 1m 1586yds | |||
| 5 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Valehouse | 1m 867yds | |||
| 6 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Hadfield East (Map) | 0m 1204yds | ||
| 7 | ↑ | ↓ | Hadfield West | 0m 837yds | |||
| 8 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓ | Dinting Station (2nd) (Map) | 0m 1367yds | ||
| (Dinting (1st)) | c. 01.02.1847 | ||||||
| 9 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Mottram No.2 | 0m 803yds | DRS 29 URS 29 |
|
| Mottram Yard Halt | |||||||
| 10 | ↑ | ↓ | Mottram No.1 | 1m 190yds | |||
| Broadbottom Station (Map) | |||||||
| [Hattersley Station] | |||||||
| 11 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Godley East Jn. | 1m 773yds | |||
| 12 |
|
↑↑ | ↓ | Godley Jn. (Map) | 0m 962yds | c. 27.05.1995 | |
| (Godley Toll Bar) [Godley] | 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 Jn. | 0m 680yds | ||
| 17 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Ashton Jn. (Map) | 0m 586yds | ||
| 18 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Stockport Jn. | 0m 355yds | ||
| 19 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Fairfield Jn. (Map) | 1m 278yds | ||
| 20 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Gorton Jn. (Map) | 1m 102yds | ||
| 21 | ↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓ | Priory Jn. | 0m 1018yds | |||
| 22 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Ashburys East Jn. (Map) | 0m 698yds | ||
| 23 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Ashburys West Jn. | 0m 585yds | ||
| 24 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Ardwick No.3 (No signals for main or down slow lines) | 0m 285yds | |||
| 25 | ↑↑↑ | ↓ | Ardwick No.1 | 0m 771yds | |||
| 26 |
 |
↑ | – | Ardwick Jn. (Map) | 0m 115yds | ||
Source: the original britishrailways1960.co.uk archive (Brian Robertson, 2003 to 2013), restored from the site’s own records. Corrections welcome via the contribute page.
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