27th June 1996

Class 305 no. 305510 waits at the remaining single platform at Hadfield with the 09.08 to Manchester Piccadilly. The once-double track mainline to Sheffield is now but a shadow of its former self, the majority of the route lost forever. The platform hidden in the undergrowth to the left was still there at the time of my visit, although that was damaged by a derailment during the early part of 1981. The damage to the track was not repaired and single line working through here continued until full closure of the mainline in July of 1981.