Huddersfield Jct. [Penistone] - Hadfield (excl.)
Date Closed to Passenger Services
5 Jan 1970
Mileage Closed
15m 63c
Stations Closed
Penistone (1st) (01/02/1874); Hazlehead Bridge (06/03/1950); Dunford Bridge; Woodhead (27/07/1964); Crowden (04/02/1957)
Services Operated
Sheffield (Victoria) - Manchester (Piccadilly); seasonal through services.
Timetable Reference
BR(ER) 5 May 69 - 3 May 70 Table 25
Cobb Atlas Reference
372 25 03 - 02 96
Map
RCH Lancashire & Cheshire Districts 1933; Yorkshire 1918
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 05/01/1970 - PNM 1980 p73. LTR (officially/theoretically) - Sun 04/01/1970. Due to a freight train derailment the last 'Up' train was cancelled and a special was run later, traversing much of the route after midnight into Monday the 5th. See BLN 148 p4 for a full account.
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