I am reading a book by Bill Laws: “Fifty Railways that Changed the Course of History” published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, UK, 2013 ISBN-13:978-1-4463-0290-3. The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway features as the 17th of these and particularly for the construction of the Woodhead Tunnel. This was a project that exposed one particular … Continue reading The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway – 1