Lets Ride: The Glossop Line on a Non Electric Train

Описание: This video was filmed during the closure of Manchester Piccadilly, due to its huge signaling upgrade. As a result all trains were replaced by buses to destinations such as the Airport, Stockport, Bolton, Guide Bridge and more. All trains to Glossop and Hadfield were starting at Guide Bridge, with the replacement bus to Victoria Station in Manchester. Interestingly they were running the Class 195 DMU on this route, as normally all trains are electric either the Class 323, or Class 331 EMU's, so this was certainly quite a rare event. I assume this was due to not being able to get any electric trains out due to Piccadilly closure, as I believe they are all based at Longsight Depot. The journey down the Glossop Line follows the old Woodhead Line for most of its journey. Guide Bridge is a lovely well kept station in the Manchester suburb of Audenshaw. The first part of the journey takes in the large town of Hyde which is home to six stations, we call at three of them which are Flowery Field, Newton for Hyde, and Godley. After here the line slowly turns from urban to rural, Hattersley is the final of the urban stops with an island platform and evidence of the past. Our next call is Broadbottom, which is definitely up there in one of Manchester's best station names. We soon head over a few short viaducts and the views open up as we cross into Derbyshire. We slow down as we cross the stunning Dinting Viaduct which offers stunning views from both sides of the train, and immediately into Dinting station which is a unique triangular station, a shadow of its former self these days. Just two sides of the triangle has a platform now, but only one platform is really used. The train from here does an out and back to Glossop, which is a charming Derbyshire town, with plenty on offer, it is also Derbyshire's third busiest station behind Derby and Chesterfield. We pass back through Dinting on the non platform side of the triangle before arriving into Hadfield. You can see the evidence of the old line to Woodhead, Penistone and and Sheffield going into the trees. Today the Transpennine Trail follows the old alignment. When it comes to railways this is one that should have never been closed.