Haddon Tunnel was built by the Midland Railway in 1863 when extending the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway from Rowsley to Buxton in Derbyshire, England.
Haddon Tunnel entrance
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway
The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway ran from a junction with the Midland Railway at Ambergate to Rowsley north of Matlock and thence to Buxton.
This view of Headstone Viaduct across Monsal Dale typifies the country through which the line passed
The various routes followed by the Midland into Manchester
A cement train running west towards Chinley in 1964
summer 1961 leaflet – on the reverse the Cheap Day Return fare between the terminals was shown as 5/2 (26p).