The tributaries of the River Don are many and north from Bradfield we come across the Ewden, which was dammed to form a couple of reservoirs. A railway was used to aid in the construction of the works.
The next valley along contains the Porter, also known as the Little Don. A small village called Langsett grew up near the reservoirs here.
There was a railway used in the dam construction here too. "Little Don" was one of the locos.
Langsett village and reservoir seen in an old postcard.
A 2006 view of Langsett Reservoir.
The village pub, once called The Inn, is now the Waggon & Horses.
Here's me - looking down over the Langsett area. You might want to see the map to follow the route.
Some of the route of the railway to Langsett Reservoirs can still be traced and this bridge is a remarkable survivor.
Next stop, Midhopestones and the Midhopestones Arms, seen in 1994. It's since been renamed as The Olde Mustard Pot.
Today's route has been largely rural, but now we drop down into the industrial town of Stocksbridge (Phil Shirley - Creative Commons License).
Stocksbridge Coke Oven and By-Products Plant.
Samuel Fox owned the steelworks here and had a good many locos to aid in operations.
Associated with the steelworks was the Stocksbridge Railway, connecting to the Great Central at Deepcar.
Here's the GCR station at Deepcar.
A Stocksbridge Railway train sits in Deepcar station.
In 1946, LNER J62 0-6-0ST 8292 is seen at Deepcar.
By 1986, Deepcar became the terminus of the former Woodhead route. The station building was still in situ and a class 08 diesel was stabled here for shunting steel traffic.
Further up the Upper Don Valley is Wortley , where LNER 5506 Somme is seen with a Marylebone-Manchester express circa 1935.
Wortley station in GCR times.
The station building was still standing in 1979.
Nearby is the historical Wortley Forge. The miniature railway here was out of use in 1994.
High above the Don Valley is Wortley village and its pub, the Wortley Arms. It once brewed its own beer.
That seems like a good place to finish this post. Next time - the back end of Barnsley.
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