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===Dore and Chinley=== In 1872, the Midland Railway's only route from Sheffield to Manchester was via Ambergate. It had originally proposed a line to run from Dore to [[Hassop]], meeting its extension from [[Rowsley]] to {{rws|Buxton}}. However, the "Dore and Chinley Railway" was floated independently in 1872 and, unsuccessfully, until the Midland took an interest, since it would provide a more direct route, connecting through Chinley into Manchester.{{sfn|Joy|1984|p=171}} The line was authorised in 1884 and work began in 1888.{{sfn|Joy|1984|p=267}} The {{convert|21|mi|km|0|adj=on}} line took five years to build, opening to goods traffic in November 1893, with passenger traffic being carried from June 1894.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Body |first1=Geoffrey |title=Railways of the Eastern Region. Vol. 1, Southern operating area |date=1986 |publisher=Guild Publishing |location=London |isbn=0850597129 |page=142}}</ref> The terrain through [[Hope Valley, Derbyshire|Hope Valley]] and the [[Vale of Edale]] was easy enough by Midland standards, but at each end there were formidable obstacles, negotiated by means of the [[Totley Tunnel|Totley]] and [[Cowburn Tunnel]]s.
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