PHOTO M59404 8 3-CAR SETS BUILT IN 1950 WERE EMPLOYED ON LOCAL SERVICES BETWEE

PHOTO M59404 8 3-CAR SETS BUILT IN 1950 WERE EMPLOYED ON LOCAL SERVICES BETWEEN MANCHESTER PICCADILLY AND HADFIELD VIA GLOSSOP. THIS THE WOODHEAD LINE WAS ELECTRIFIED AT 1500V DC. UPON CLOSURE BEYOND HADFIELD THE LINE WAS ELECTRIFIED AT 25KV AND AS A RESULT THE UNITS WERE WITHDRAWN BY DECEMBER OF 1984 A FEW MONTHS AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN.

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