An Illustrated History of the Woodhead Route – Alan Whitehouse Beperkte Voorraad

This new title in OPC’s popular “Illustrated History” series covers the history of the Woodhead Route, a line which has almost achieved a cult status among railway enthusiasts. Constructed originally by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway, the route from Sheffield to Manchester was opened in 1845. Crossing the bleak and dramatic Pennine landscsape, the route featured one of the earliest long tunnels to be constructed in Britain – the Woodhead Tunnel – which, when originally completed, was …