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Cheshire Midland Railway

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Altrincham to Northwich

Altrincham

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Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway

A Metrolink tram has just arrived from Manchester at Altrincham in May 2017. The tram operates from Cornbrook over the former MSJ&A Railway before ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017

Heavy rail and tram meet at Altrincham. Looking west with the line to Chester on the left and the terminus platforms of the Metrolink trams on the ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017

156423, on a Piccadilly to Chester service, calls at Platform 4 at Altrincham on 13th January. The gaps in the canopies mark the removal of the old ...
Mark Bartlett 13/01/2015

A new footbridge is nearing completion at Altrincham, providing access to all four platforms. Single tram 3016 has just arrived in Platform 1 from ...
Mark Bartlett 13/01/2015

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Hale

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142011, from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly, arriving at Hale, early in the morning on 7th April 2016. Following withdrawal this Pacer went to the ...
David Bosher 07/04/2016

Exterior of Hale station on 7th April 2016. This was opened as Peel Causeway with the line from Altrincham to Knutsford on 12th May 1862. Renamed Peel ...
David Bosher 07/04/2016

66221 travelling light towards Chester through well-preserved Hale station, early in the morning of 7th April 2016. ...
David Bosher 07/04/2016

142051, to Stockport only, arriving at Hale on 7th April 2016. This particular Pacer was scrapped at Newport in June 2020. Bit of a nuisance having ...
David Bosher 07/04/2016

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Ashley

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A grey day at Ashley as a Manchester to Chester service pulls away heading for the next stop at Mobberley on 23rd December 2021. ...
Mark Bartlett 23/12/2021

150127 leads a 4-car Sprinter calling at Ashley on a Manchester Piccadilly to Chester service on 23rd December 2021. The station building here is a ...
Mark Bartlett 23/12/2021

66089 runs through Ashley in Cheshire on 23rd December 2021, working waste transfer wagons from Knowsley near Kirkby to Wilton on Teesside. These ...
Mark Bartlett 23/12/2021

Ashley, looking to Chester. ...
Ewan Crawford 19/09/2009

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Mobberley

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Mobberley looking at the Chester bound platform, level crossing and signalbox. ...
Ewan Crawford 10/09/2009

Inside the northbound platform's waiting shelter at Mobberley station. A very nice survivor. ...
Ewan Crawford 10/09/2009

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Knutsford

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142009, from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester, departing from Knutsford station on 6th April 2016. This Pacer was later scrapped at EMR Kingsbury in ...
David Bosher 06/04/2016

Knutsford station, on the Manchester Piccadilly to Chester line, looking south from the northbound platform on 6th April 2016. This station was ...
David Bosher 06/04/2016

150147 to Manchester Piccadilly arriving to a crowd of waiting passengers at Knutsford station, on 6th April 2016. ...
David Bosher 06/04/2016

Knutsford station looking north-east on 25 September as a Northern service from Chester to Southport via Manchester calls at the station. ...
John McIntyre 25/09/2016

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Plumley

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Plumley Station looking west towards Chester. Building now used as private offices with signal in grounds at either end. Home on west end by station ...
David Pesterfield 01/09/2009

Decorative east-bound waiting shelter at Plumley Station on Stockport to Chester line, with long bench seat along most of back wall. ...
David Pesterfield 01/09/2009

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Lostock Gralam

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A Manchester to Chester service departs from Lostock Gralam on 06 May 2018. ...
John McIntyre 06/05/2018

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40164 in the yard at Northwich in June 1983. There is no doubt that 40164 is the correct number as someone has painted it on the front, rather large ...
Roger Geach 21/06/1983

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Cheshire Midland Railway

Portions of line and locations

Altrincham to Northwich

Altrincham

Hale

Ashley

Mobberley

Knutsford

Plumley

Lostock Gralam

Northwich East Junction

Northwich Central Junction

Northwich

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