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Manchester to Sheffield: 'The Woodhead Route': Contents
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| No. | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Road to Woodhead. | The Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway's (MSLR) system literally served the places that its name suggested and a little more besides. Before the construction of ... |
| 2 | Onwards to Sheffield! | At the eastern end of Woodhead Tunnel was Dunford Bridge (1000 ft above sea level) where the gradient changed from a climb to a descent that lasted for nearly twenty miles. Th... |
| 3 | From Steam to Electric Power. | In spite of the glorious scenery and fast journey times between Manchester and Sheffield, passenger trains always played second fiddle to the coal trains. Many of the mines in... |
| 4 | Sheffield and Beyond! | With the new Woodhead Tunnel complete, the fully modernised Manchester to Sheffield line was opened throughout in 1954, although a short stretch had opened two years earlier. ... |
