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Rails through Barnsley
Few people realise it, but Barnsley was once the centre of a railway universe. In Victorian times, dozens of competing companies put forward schemes to build railways across, through and around the town. Between them they constructed what some still regard as the most dense railway network in the country more complicated even than Londons commuter system or even the railway networks of our major cities. The reason almost no one knows about it is because many of the lines built never saw a passenger service. They were built for one reason: coal. A maze of semi-unknown branches served every colliery in the district and the network became so overloaded with coal trains that they even had to bui...
Night Trains of British Rail
In the early 1980s, photographer Alan Whitehouse had privileged access to the night-time operations of British Rail. Using his photographic archive, he has compiled this unique chronological account of a night in the life of the nationalised railway.
An Illustrated History of the Woodhead Route
Despite being closed for over 20 years, the Woodhead route from Sheffield to Manchester continues to fascinate railway enthusiasts today. In this book Alan Whitehouse provides a full and detailed history of the line.
The Woodhead Route
A history of the Woodhead route, one of the most well-known and, possibly, one of the most controversial of line closures in the 1980s.
Rails through Barnsley
Few people realize it, but Barnsley was once the center of a railway universe. In Victorian times, dozens of competing companies put forward schemes to build railways across, through and around the town. Between them they constructed what some still regard as the most dense railway network in the country more complicated even than Londons commuter system or even the railway networks of our major cities. The reason almost no one knows about it is because many of the lines built never saw a passenger service. They were built for one reason: coal. A maze of semi-unknown branches served every colliery in the district and the network became so overloaded with coal trains that they even had t...
