<b>Dunford Bridge railway station (site), Yorkshire, 1981</b><br>The first Dunford Bridge station (1845-1953) was at the exit from the original Woodhead tunnel, located just below and left of the camera position. Far left, still visible, was the Sheffield-bound platform. The Manchester-bound platform was directly underneath the camera position, where the grass is.
<p>When the new Woodhead tunnel opened, the line was shifted over to the right. The two short platforms of the replacement station (1953-1970) were still extant when this image was taken, 11 years after the last regular passengers had used them.
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One bore of the original tunnel carried National Grid high tension power lines at the time of this image. A 2' gauge railway (left) was used to take workers and materials into the tunnel. Compare with <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dunford_Bridge_railway_stations_(sites)_(geograph_3384468).jpg" title="File:Dunford Bridge railway stations (sites) (geograph 3384468).jpg">SE1502 : Dunford Bridge railway station (site), Yorkshire, 2011</a> taken 30 years later - the only clear reference point is the narrow gauge railway!
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/84225">Nigel Thompson</a>
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