It was on the fourth of June 1963 that I took my one and only trip on the former Great Central Railway main line between Liverpool and Sheffield Victoria, via Guide Bridge. It was also an introduction to the distinctive, 1950s-built, electric locomotives that were based at Wath. The route over the Pennines and through the Woodhead tunnel was closed to passenger trains in 1970 and to all traffic in 1981.
It was not until we had reached Sheffield, in time for our connection to Doncaster via Mexborough, that we found out that we had been hauled over the hills by Class EM2 No. 27000 Electra. While we were under the wires, we noted 17 examples of the Class EM1 26000 Class, in addition to No. 27006 Pandora.
John Dyer had made the same journey on 26 June 1959. He took these pictures at Sheffield Victoria, before being taken back towards Guide Bridge by Pandora. Thanks again to John for letting me use his photos in this way.
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