The following are links to information about the line which became part of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in 1847:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield,_Ashton-under-Lyne_and_Manchester_Railway
http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Sheffield_Ashton-under-Lyne_and_Manchester_Railway/index.php
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