Fairfield to Cholton Junction (Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway)






Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Fairfield to Chorlton







The first BR locomotives to be renumbered under the TOPS scheme were some Class 76 Woodhead electrics. This view at Reddish Depot in 1971 shows ...
Mark Bartlett //1971
E26016+E26011 stand in a siding at Reddish depot, Greater Manchester, in June 1969. Following closure of the Woodhead route the depot closed in 1983 ...
John Furnevel 01/06/1969
The very first loco on BR to be renumbered under the TOPS scheme was a Class 76, 1500v DC Woodhead Electric. The former E26050 Stentor ...
Mark Bartlett //1971
Last built EM1 76057, formerly named Ulysses and taken into service in August 1953, stands withdrawn at Reddish depot in 1978. As a vacuum only ...
Mark Bartlett /06/1978
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Gorton to Hyde Road Curve