The line was opened as far as Woodhead in 1844, with stations at Hadfield and Woodhead.
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"Evelyn Woodhead Speed Reading Course" is a parody skit of the numerous speed reading courses available in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s written by Cheech and Chong that first appeared on the 1973 album Los Cochinos.
Woodhead was among the first exponents of docudrama, a format which allowed him to explore daily life of those "behind the wall" during the Cold War, when journalists had little direct access.
Originally steam, later diesel locomotives brought trains, particularly coal from the Nottinghamshire coalfield to the down sidings, where the motive power was changed to electric traction for the run over Woodhead to Mottram yard where it was changed again for steam (later diesel) to continue its journey.
The London Metal Exchange - a commodity market (Woodhead-Faulkner Ltd. in association with Metallgesellschaft AG, 1st Edition 1976) ISBN 0-85941-042-0
Besides Woodhead, there were short tunnels at Audenshaw Road, Hattersley (two), Thurgoland and Bridgehouses.
In later life he shared his time between Woodhead Hall in England and his property Annandale near Morrinsville in New Zealand.