Dunford Bridge West (Exc.) to Manchester Ardwick Jn.

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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