Dore South Junction, Sheffield
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Dore South Junction, Sheffield
Image: © Chris Morgan Taken: 14 Oct 2008
Below Poynton Wood and Bradway Bank to the right, and Twentywell Lane to the left. In days gone by there was a signal box about here. This was taken from above a small tunnel covering the tightly curving single track linking to the Hope Valley line towards Manchester. It was previously a double track. Freight trains use this line to and from the Lafarge Cement works at Hope. The double track is the mainline used by East Midlands Trains between Sheffield and London St Pancras. It is also used by Crosscountry Trains running from as far south as Penzance and Reading up to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Northern Trains pass here between Nottingham and Leeds. East Midlands Trains also operate from Liverpool to Norwich. A trainspotters heaven in days gone by. At the time this picture was taken contractors were ruthlessly removing almost all vegetation from the hillsides due to fears of trees falling on the line! It revealed much that had been hidden for generations - this was only the start.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.322947
Longitude
-1.512348