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Manchester Victoria to Bury Line (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Radcliffe to Queens Road

Radcliffe North Junction

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East Lancashire Railway

1:25,000 series map extract showing the pre-closure railway system around Radcliffe. Running bottom left to top right is the original East Lancashire ...
National Library of Scotland //1950

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Radcliffe [Tram]

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A Bury to Altrincham tram departs from Radcliffe, formerly Radcliffe Central, in July 2013. See image 32761 from BR days. ...
John McIntyre 31/07/2013

The most modern railway station in Lancashire was the description in the Radcliffe Times on 5th June 1959 of the rebuilt station, which ...
Mark Bartlett 31/07/2013

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Whitefield [Tram]

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Two Metrolink trams roll out of the 140yd Whitefield Tunnel and into the sunshine to call at Whitefield station on a service from Bury to Manchester ...
Mark Bartlett 07/08/2014

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Besses o' th' Barn [Tram]

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3050 and 3090 slow to call at Besses with a Bury to Altrincham service. They are on the girder bridge that was installed by the LMS when the island ...
Mark Bartlett 30/04/2021

High above the M60 motorway, and also crossing Bury Old Road, Metrolink 3077 brings up the rear of a double set heading for Manchester on 30th April ...
Mark Bartlett 30/04/2021

Metrolink 3122 leads a double tram over Bury Old Road, and the M62 motorway, heading for Manchester on 30th April 2021. The most impressive trains to ...
Mark Bartlett 02/05/2021

Besses-o'-th'-Barn station was built by the LMS in 1933 and the original buildings still stand, with a modern lift alongside. During April 2009 ...
Mark Bartlett 17/04/2009

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Prestwich [Tram]

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Two Metrolink trams meet at Prestwich, not an unusual occurrence with a six minute interval service frequency on the Bury line. This view looks ...
Mark Bartlett 20/04/2015

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Heaton Park [Tram]

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Metrolink 3042, on a service to Bury, leaves the Heaton Park tunnels and rolls into the station of the same name. Outside the station is the park ...
Mark Bartlett 09/06/2014

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Heaton Park Tunnel

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Bowker Vale [Tram]

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It's definitely more colourful in the rain see image 51065. A tram for Altrincham approaches a soaking wet Bowker Vale station on 21st October ...
Ken Strachan 21/10/2017

Most of the main line infrastructure at Bowker Vale has been replaced by Metrolink but the station footbridge, albeit no longer a covered structure, ...
Mark Bartlett 20/04/2015

View from a Manchester bound tram approaching Bowker Vale on the Bury line in April 2015. Like other stations on this and the Altrincham line, most of ...
Mark Bartlett 20/04/2015

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Crumpsall [Tram]

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Converted to Metrolink operations in 1992, Crumpsall still feels more like a railway station than a tram stop. The distinctive canopies are survivors ...
Mark Bartlett 09/06/2014

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Abraham Moss [Tram]

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Woodlands Road [Tram]

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Although Woodlands Road only finally closed in December 2013 the station has been quickly cleared. This view from a Manchester bound Metrolink service ...
Mark Bartlett 20/04/2015

Closed Woodlands Road station, as seen from a passing Bury bound Metrolink tram in June 2014. Opened in 1913 it was due to close when nearby Abraham ...
Mark Bartlett 09/06/2014

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Queens Road Junction

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Irk Valley Link (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Driver's view of Queens Road Junction from a Bury to Manchester tram. In main line days this was where the line to Cheetham Hill diverged from the ...
Mark Bartlett 20/04/2015

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Queens Road Depot

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Afternoon grab shot of the Queens Road Metrolink Depot from a passing Bury line tram in April 2015. The line on the far left is the access from the ...
Mark Bartlett 20/04/2015

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Cheetham Hill Junction

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Collyhurst Loop (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Manchester Victoria to Bury Line (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Portions of line and locations

Radcliffe to Queens Road

Radcliffe North Junction

Radcliffe [Tram]

Whitefield [Tram]

Besses o' th' Barn [Tram]

Prestwich [Tram]

Heaton Park [Tram]

Heaton Park Tunnel

Bowker Vale [Tram]

Crumpsall [Tram]

Abraham Moss [Tram]

Woodlands Road [Tram]

Queens Road Junction

Queens Road Depot

Cheetham Hill Junction

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