The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway

[rogerfarnworth]

I have lived in Ashton-under-Lyne for 15 years and have walked in Longdendale and travelled on trains on parts of the route of the old Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway.

 

This is the first of a couple of posts about that railway company, particularly about the Woodhead Tunnel.

 

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/the-sheffield-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-1

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And a second short post provides links to websites which focus on the line:

 

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/the-sheffield-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-2

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And a third post gives a potted history of the company:

 

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/the-sheffield-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-3

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This is a very short reflection on how the struggles of this smaller company ultimately left the Great Central Railway with its own financial struggles!

It may not be without controversy.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/04/the-sheffield-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-4

To keep the post itself brief, the detail is carried in Appendices.

[A Murphy]

This is excellent Roger, thanks so much for posting this. I want to come up and walk some of the route soon..... as well as taking the train to Glossop and Hadfield

 

best wishes,

 

Alastair M