Guest Bri.s Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Hi Just wondering did Dunford Bridge have stopping passenger trains I know the the station shut in 1970 but never seen a picture of a passenger train use it And if so how frequent were they Thanks Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I seem to remember stopping there when I did a couple of trips over the top shortly before passenger services were withdrawn. Platform only a couple of coach lengths Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Some, but by no means all, of the Manchester-Sheffield expresses were booked to call at places like Dinting, Hadfield, Woodhead and Dunford. I seem to recall Woodhead closed about 1964, but not sure about Dunford. There was, in latter days, no "ordinary" passenger train service as such to these stations*, just these odd expresses making odd calls. In steam days there was an "ordinary" passenger service stopping at pretty much everywhere between Manchester and Sheff, but I'm not sure when it was terminated. Apparently it used to take a couple of hours and would have been great fun to sample as an enthusiast, but I doubt it made much in revenue. * Woodhead and Dunford. Dinting and Hadfield of course had frequent EMUs, and prior that that, steam powered locals. Edited February 17, 2019 by Poggy1165 Clarification Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Poggy1165 said: Some, but by no means all, of the Manchester-Sheffield expresses were booked to call at places like Dinting, Hadfield, Woodhead and Dunford. I seem to recall Woodhead closed about 1964, but not sure about Dunford. There was, in latter days, no "ordinary" passenger train service as such to these stations*, just these odd expresses making odd calls. In steam days there was an "ordinary" passenger service stopping at pretty much everywhere between Manchester and Sheff, but I'm not sure when it was terminated. Apparently it used to take a couple of hours and would have been great fun to sample as an enthusiast, but I doubt it made much in revenue. * Woodhead and Dunford. Dinting and Hadfield of course had frequent EMUs, and prior that that, steam powered locals. Sorry but Woodhead and Dunford didn't get the EMU service, it only went as far as Hadfield, I understand one was tried as far as Penistone, I think, but struggled with the climb to the tunnel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 May 68 to May 69 passenger timetable shows the following trains calling at Dunford Bridge: Down from Sheffield Victoria 0845 at 0910 1345 at 1410 1445 at 1510 1745 at 1810 1950 at 2015 Up from Manchester Piccadilly 0736 at 0814 0855 at 0934 1310 at 1349 1700 at 1736 1910 at 1949 2235 at 2312 (SO) Not actually a bad service for such a small place and station ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 17 hours ago, great central said: Sorry but Woodhead and Dunford didn't get the EMU service, it only went as far as Hadfield, I understand one was tried as far as Penistone, I think, but struggled with the climb to the tunnel. Yes, that's why I put a full stop after "Dunford". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 28 minutes ago, Poggy1165 said: Yes, that's why I put a full stop after "Dunford". Sorry, read it wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 hours ago, caradoc said: May 68 to May 69 passenger timetable shows the following trains calling at Dunford Bridge: Down from Sheffield Victoria 0845 at 0910 1345 at 1410 1445 at 1510 1745 at 1810 1950 at 2015 Up from Manchester Piccadilly 0736 at 0814 0855 at 0934 1310 at 1349 1700 at 1736 1910 at 1949 2235 at 2312 (SO) Not actually a bad service for such a small place and station ! Rather more trains than I was expecting it to have! By comparison, my September 1954 Eastern Region T/T shows the following services... 0903 ex Sheffield (0932 DB) 0910 ex Manchester London Road (0949 DB) 1235 ex Manchester London Road (1318 DB) 1840 ex Manchester London Road (1925 DB) 2240 ex Manchester Central (2335 DB) - Running Sats Only ...in other words, a rather unbalanced service provision! My Spring 1940 LNER T/T is remarkably similar to that in 1954, but with an additional westbound service to Manchester calling there in the afternoon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E3109 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Round about 1988 I visited Dunford Bridge and Woodhead stations with some friends, we parked a car either side and walked through the tunnel from east to west. Woodhead station buildings and signal box were gone, but both were still extant on the eastern side although derelict. There was the remnants of a 1969/1970 closure notice still just about hanging in there on the down side waiting room, just wish I'd photographed that now as the building was demolished not long after. I did take some photos of the buildings and while they're pretty poor, they might scrub up a bit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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