Eccles
On the route of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a Northern
service between those cities heads east non stop through Eccles station on 19 February 2011. The Class 156 unit travels a little faster than Stephenson's Rocket and the other locomotives of that era. The station is kept in a very tidy condition by FRECCLES (Friends of Eccles Station). In addition to the flower beds on both platforms they have also provided several excellent posters explaining the history of the station from 1830 up to the fire that resulted in its destruction in 1971. To the right of the fence there is one other track where once there were two (each with its own platform). Today this is a loop line used by freights and occasional steam specials when they need to stop for water.
Location: Eccles
Original line: Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Photographer: John McIntyre
Contact photographer: John McIntyre
Date: 19/02/2011
Image number: 32845
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