RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted November 22, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2012 A moderate amount of googling tells me the branch closed on 2 March 1964, which is close enough to how I remember things. It certainly went before the end of steam. There is supposed to be a photo of a 4F on it in the May 2011 edition of Railway Magazine. Part of it was apparently closed in 1962. Its only function (as far as I know) was to serve mills. It certainly never had a passenger service. (Apart from the odd enthusiasts' special I believe.) The level crossing gates still survive at Gamesley, or did when I last looked. Link to photo thereof The Gamesley crossing gates were removed about 2 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton Junction Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Think im going to take the dog for a walk and try to find where this old site used to be this weekend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Houses built in the cutting on the Tavern road side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted December 19, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2012 Its possible to walk most of the route from Waterside through to the A626 crossing at Gamesley. The section from the Pear Tree on Woolley Bridge Road through to Cottage Lane at Gamesley forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim76 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 There hasn't been much activity on this part of the forum for a while. To kick things off again I thought I would post a link to a fantastic image I recently discovered (watermark on photo says do not copy) so link below: http://www.rail-online.co.uk/p64391015/h3a542ccd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Re the question why electric locos were found at Dinting shed....Could this have been used as a stabling point for locos working to Mottram Yard ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 20, 2015 This photo has a date of 1953 the full electric service didn't start until the following year. Would locos have been changed at Dinting during this period? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 There hasn't been much activity on this part of the forum for a while. To kick things off again I thought I would post a link to a fantastic image I recently discovered (watermark on photo says do not copy) so link below: http://www.rail-online.co.uk/p64391015/h3a542ccd You could even reproduce this photo thanks to Olivia Trains and Bachmann! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 One thing I recently found in the EM1&EM2 book by John Hooper was that Dinting actually had an allocation of EM1s, 26003, 26005, 26019, 26022 were actually allocated to Dinting before Reddish opened, could it be that quite simply there was nowhere else available, so Dinting was wired and used? I've also turned up another view of EM1s on Dinting along with an O4/8 I think, but not sure of copyright so won't post it on here, but if anyone wants it......pm me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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