Woodhead!
Some evocative photos of the Woodhead line, which closed in 1981. The Woodhead line, running across the Pennines from Sheffield to Manchester was one of those unique lines, with it's non-standard electrification and distinctive captive fleet of locomotives.
I regret never seeing the line in operation; although I did have a couple of family holidays in the area in the mid 70s, I couldn't persuade my parents to let me spend enough time next to the lineside to actually see a train! It never occurred to me that the line would close just a few years later.
A lovely line that should never have closed. No railway should ever close - it's the roads that need to be axed and not the railways. If I had my way I'd reopen the Woodhead line and every closed railway in Britain.