The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway in the UK

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I have lived in Ashton-under-Lyne for 15 years and have walked in Longdendale and travelled on trains on parts of the route of the old Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway.

This is the first of a couple of posts about that railway company, particularly about the Woodhead Tunnel.

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/the-sheffield-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-1

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A second short post provides links to websites which focus on the line:

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.co...ld-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-2

And a third post gives a potted history of the company:

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.co...ld-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-3

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Apologies, the links do not work on my last post ont his thread. These are the corrected links:

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/the-sheffield-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-2

https://rogerfarnworth.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/the-sheffield-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-3

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This next post is a very short reflection on how the struggles of this smaller company ultimately left the Great Central Railway with its own financial struggles!

It may not be without controversy.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2019/05/04/the-sheffield-ashton-under-lyne-and-manchester-railway-4