In The Woodhead Route: A History, transport historian Stephen Heginbotham takes a fresh look at the famous and much mourned route. Perhaps the most keenly missed stretch of track in the entire country, the possibility of the route being reopened remains an ever present issue when the state of the nation's railways are discussed.Utilising a superb selection of previously unpublished photographs from the camera of Ian Blackburn, the true story behind this iconic part of the British landscape is told.