Engines must not enter the potato siding

[Wacky Racer]

Just noticed that this classic 1969 documentary, featuring archive footage of The Manchester- Sheffield-Wath (Woodhead) line has been uploaded to You tube.

I remember watching it on TV at the time.

I was fortunate to travel this high level route several times before closure, this film is certainly well worth a watch for the trans Pennine rail enthusiast...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-IUHWvqtk

[rs1952]

I only used the line once, on 3rd September 1966, the weekend when the rest of the Great Central south of Sheffield Victoria closed (except for the bit between Rugby and Nottingham that lasted another three years).

My one and only photograph of a class EM2 in active service is shown below. 27001 on the 0855 Manchester to Sheffield pulling into Dinting. Its also on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/93122458@N08/8465907...

[Wacky Racer]

Yes, great photo of an EM2 in action there. Thanks for posting.

Spent many a happy hour mooching around The Dinting Railway centre in the eighties before closure.

More classic footage:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHP6YDPTDuU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8unQ9SJ1ffQ