Tuesday, April 15, 2025

WE'RE ON THE WAY TO WOODHEAD

As we approach the small town of Penistone, we come across Cody's aeroplane in 1909.


 

Penistone was once a major railway town. The lines from Barnsley and Sheffield came together at Barnsley Junction, seen here in Great Central times.


A view of Penistone from the north.


The L&YR approach to Penistone was by this magnificent viaduct.



In LMS days, a local train arrives from Huddersfield.


In 1983, a DMU departs northwards.


08870 shunts the OHLE yard beside the station.


The east end of Penistone station, GCR. The iron works has long gone.


T'other end of the station.


In LNER livery, 6169 Lord Faringdon calls with an up express.


Class 76 locos were in charge of Woodhead line traffic, including railtours, during the 1970s and very early 1980s.



Unusually, a class 31 runs light towards Woodhead.


After closure of the Woodhead route, Huddersfield Junction remained in use, but the former electrified platforms fell out of service and the OHLE had gone.1983.

 

Here's the road approach to Penistone station in 1979.


Yorkshire Traction (aka County Motors) buses served Penistone.


Just to the south of town is Cubley Hall, a well appointed free house.


Back to the Woodhead line and we pass by Penistone Goods signal box, of GCR design.


A Baddeley Bros Albion Nimbus pauses for a photo on the road above the valley.


Down there is the village of Thurlstone and Tomasson's Mill.


There are some fine buildings in Thurlstone (Creative Commons License).



The Woodhead route had a signal box, but no station, at Thurlstone.


The Crystal Palace pub is worth seeking out for unusual ales (Creative Commons License).


There's also the Huntsman, another good 'un.


The area around Crow Edge (see the map here) was once very industrial, with Hazlehead Colliery, Sledbrook Colliery and the Hepworth Iron Company.


It's very different today. Even the Victoria Inn has now gone.


Hazlehead was a station, long closed, on the Woodhead route of the GCR.



High above Hazlehead, on the main road to the Woodhead Pass, is the remote Dog & Partridge.

There's excellent beer and food here, plus accommodation, so we'll rest awhile.


Next time, we'll leave Yorkshire once again, heading west.

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