An old shot from 1982. A snowy day at Reddish TMD with a pair of Class 76s parked. The locos and the depot are long gone.

Way back in 1980, before this station was rebuilt and had all its character removed. 4472 Flying Scotsman attracts a lot of attention as it prepares to depart with a main line special to York on a... (more)

A shot from 1979, long before the Class 46s were scrapped. 46 035 starts to drop down the long gradient towards Manchester Victoria at Miles Platting station. You can see how the train is changing... (more)

A Class 123 passes Park Station with a train from Hull to Manchester Victoria way back in 1979. These Inter-City units, built at Swindon in 1963, were originally based on the Western Region, but m... (more)

On the climb to Standedge Tunnel, a steam excursion from Manchester crosses Saddleworth Viaduct over the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

An old scene at Reddish MPD, which was demolished some years ago. A Class 25 stands with the breakdown train (including crane). Around lay grounded bodies of scrap Class 76s which have obviously ... (more)

A Metrolink tram passes Warth on its way to Bury. This line was originally on a 1200v DC third Rail system. It had been electrified in 1916. In the early nineties, it was converted to an LRT line,... (more)

Showing the white roof and red buffer beam associated with Startford MPD, 47 460 rolls downhill towards Manchester Victoria with a Newcastle to Liverpool train in 1980. This was long before the bo... (more)

Years before the DMUs took over, 47 523 heads a York to Liverpool train through Park Station, East Manchester in 1980

The seldom photographed, but very handsome, Royal Scot class no. 6115 Scots Guardsman made a rare 'outside' appearance at the 150th anniversary celebrations at Liverpool Road Station, Manchester i... (more)

Three Virgin Pendolinos ready to leave Manchester Piccadilly

How things used to be. This 1978 shot shows a class 40 pulling Presflo wagons on a cement train from Derbyshire through Park station, East Manchester. The loco and wagons were scrapped and the sta... (more)

An old shot from 1977. On a misty, snowy morning, an EMU leaves Radcliffe with a train for Manchester, crossing the viaduct over the River Irwell. This line ran on a 1200v DC third Rail system. Th... (more)

The driver closes the cab door of Class 90 022 "Freight Connection" after it had arrived with a rake of carriages at Manchester Piccadilly whilst deputising for the normal Virgin Voyager on a Birm... (more)

Having brought in a train, deputising for the normal Virgin Voyager on a Birmingham to Manchester service, Class 90 039 stands at the buffers in the company of a local EMU at Manchester Piccadilly... (more)