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The Hope Valley line is a trans-Pennine railway line in Northern England, linking Manchester with Sheffield.It was completed in 1894. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains, East Midlands Railway and TransPennine Express, while the quarries around Hope, producing stone and cement, provide a source of freight traffic.
Stations in bold have a high usage. This table includes the historical extensions to Manchester (where it linked to the West Coast Main Line) and Carlisle (via Leeds where it meets with the 'modern' East Coast Main Line). Network Rail groups all lines in the East Midlands and the route north as far as Chesterfield and south to London as route 19.
Railway Clearing House map showing the Wadsley Bridge to Sheffield Victoria section of the route. The route from Manchester to Sheffield was 41 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (66.8 km) with stops at Gorton, Guide Bridge, Newton, Godley Junction, Broadbottom, Glossop and Dinting, Glossop Central, Hadfield, Crowden, Woodhead, Dunford Bridge, Hazlehead Bridge, Penistone, Wortley, Deepcar, Oughtibridge, Wadsley ...
South East: Third rail, 750 V DC: Sutton and Mole Valley lines: 1847–1868: London, South East: Third rail, 750 V DC: Tattenham Corner line: Purley to Tattenham Corner: 1897–1901: London, South East: Third rail, 750 V DC: Waterloo–Reading line: 1846–1856: London, South East: Third rail, 750 V DC: Wessex Main Line: Bristol Temple Meads to ...
The Glossop line is a railway line connecting the city of Manchester with the towns of Hadfield and Glossop in Derbyshire, England. It formed part of the historic Great Central Main Line between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield Victoria. Passenger services on the line are operated by Northern Trains.
Many Manchester–Leeds trains run via the Huddersfield line/North Transpennine Route. Railway routes crossing the Pennines include the Hope Valley line/South Transpennine Route (Manchester–Sheffield). The High Speed North project aims to improve public transport journey times between the major cities in the North of England.
TPE ran trains 24 hours a day, including through New Year's Eve night. TPE trains ran between York, Leeds and Manchester Airport at least every three hours every night of the week. The franchise operated across the West Coast Main Line, Huddersfield Line, East Coast Main Line and part of the Tees Valley line.
Gulf Coast Special (New York – Tampa/Ft. Myers/St. Petersburg) Havana Special (New York – Key West, via the Florida East Coast Railway prior to the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.) Miamian (Washington – Miami) Vacationer (New York – Miami) In 1967, the Atlantic Coast Line merged with their long-time rival, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL).