Editing Hope Valley line (section)

===20th century===
At the time of the [[Beeching cuts|Beeching review]], the line was running in competition with the recently modernised and faster [[Woodhead Line]] and its closure was suggested.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1965/jul/27/passenger-services-proposed-closures|title = Passenger Services (Proposed Closures) (Hansard, 27 July 1965)}}</ref> On appeal, British Rail was required to keep the Hope Valley line open to passenger traffic; it was decided that the [[Woodhead line|Woodhead route]] would be closed to passenger traffic instead<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blackledge |first1=Richard |title=Take an 'armchair journey' through the Peak District by rail with book's fascinating pictures – Beauty and strategic importance – these are the watchwords of the Hope Valley railway line between Sheffield and Manchester |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&t=&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Hope%20valley%20line%22&docref=news/17A83CE52D9FB3E8 |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=22 April 2020|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and then subsequently to all traffic in 1981, due to the high cost of further upgrading the line to modern standards.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 January 2018 |title=Closing Woodhead line a total disgrace |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/closing-woodhead-line-a-total-disgrace-438528 |work=Sheffield Star |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The end of the Woodhead line 40 years on |url=https://www.questmedianetwork.co.uk/news/glossop-chronicle/the-end-of-the-woodhead-line-40-years-on/ |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=Quest Media Network }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Woodhead Electric|url=https://live.dovetailgames.com/live/train-simulator/articles/article/the-woodhead-electric |access-date=12 March 2024 |website=live.dovetailgames.com }}</ref>