E26057 heads west out of Penistone with the 16.02 to Manchester on Saturday 22nd November 1969.
In just a few weeks time, the 16.02 to Manchester would just be a memory when passenger services ended on 5th January 1970. This would be the first of many nails in the Woodhead route coffin, culminating in the routes closure on 18th July 1981.
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The last night of overnight Deltics at Doncaster still sends shivers down my spine....the main reason is that it was extremely cold and my feet were freezing!
A night that saw 55009 (23.38 to KingsX), 55021 (01.32 to KingsX,one engine only) and 55019, seen here, with a Newcastle train at around 03.30 on 31st December 1981.
Apart from *the* special on 2nd January 1982, this was my last shot of a Deltic in British Rail revenue earning service.
The Leeds sleeper at 04.15 headed by 31196 provided warmth for the journey home, arriving at Leeds around 05.00am and then an hours wait for the "Paytrain" to Sheffield via Barnsley.
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In the early afternoon of 23rd April 1981, 76010+76016 return past Penistone Goods. By this time the snow had all but gone.
08/07/2022
I thought it was about time this one was given a revamp after its appearance on the cover of "The Woodhead Line: Electric Pioneer" by Alan Whitehouse and Stephen Batty. Originally taken with a Zenit E on Kodak Colour print film.
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20048 is seen at Penistone Goods propelling a Woodhead demolition train towards Dunford Bridge. This train was for cutting and collecting chunks of cable that ran alongside the line.
A colourised B&W shot.
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