Woodhouse diversions

[ATW Alex 101]

I have seen a few trains on pictures that are passing Woodhouse on the sheffield retford line.

What route would the cross country routes take via woodhouse as they are pictured there, I presume reverse at worksop and down the robin hood to Derby .

What routes do the Leeds-Nottingham take? I presume again down the Robin hood?

Thanks

 

[Yew]

The leeds-nottigham services go Via sheffield, the Nottingham tram network limits a section of the line to single track, hence the 4 trains per hour going over that stretch mean it is close to capacty. There is a freight line from just south of Kirkby that goes to alfreton to join the MML, however I am not sure if it has ever been used for diversions.

 

[dosxuk]

They take the "old road", turning off at Woodhouse, and down past Barrow Hill, rejoining the mainline just before Chesterfield.

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Ah right cheers

 

[trentside]

There are a few scheduled services which pass this way on a daily basis for route knowledge purposes. You can find details on the East Midlands section of the PSUL website, looking at the trains between Beighton Junction and Tapton Junction.