The Manchester Corporation Waterworks Railway in Longdendale

The BR Woodhead Line was not the only overhead electrified line to occupy the Longdendale Valley. The Manchester Corporation Waterworks 3ft gauge line on the opposite side of the valley, electrified in 1904, was worked by a small 4-wheel centre cab loco. It was replaced by a diesel locomotive in 1949 and the overhead wiring removed about 5 years later. The chassis of the electric loco was used to build a workmen's coach and the body dumped beside the exposed upper reaches of the line as a shelter. The line finally closed in 1968.