| When the line between Manchester & Sheffield was built in the early 1840s the route chosen bypassed Glossop and went through Dinting to Hadfield and the Woodhead Tunnel. The photo on the right is of Hadfield Station in 1962 (looking towards Dinting). The platform from which the photo was taken has since been demolished, being no longer of use now that the station is a terminus. | |
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The railway company refused to build a branch line from Dinting to Glossop so the 13th Duke of Norfolk financed the building himself in 1844, the line terminating in a station topped by the Howard lion. |
| The picture on the right is of a stained glass window showing the Howard lion, as on the station. The window came from the engine works at Gorton, where there were symbol/coats of arms etc. from the landowners whose territory the line passed through in one of the buildings, presumably part of the admin offices. |  |
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On 15th May 1941 a train failed to stop and smashed through the buffers. The photo on the left shows the aftermath.
A happier occasion was the coming of electric trains in 1954, which meant the end of the need to change at Dinting to get to Glossop. |
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Perhaps the most famous feature of the railways in Glossop is the viaduct over Dinting Vale - Dinting Arches.
On 18th September 1855 a train stopped short of the platform. Not realising that they were still on the viaduct three passengers (Jane Eliza Hadfield, Thomas Priestnall and John Healey) left the train and fell to their deaths. |
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