Visible through the cobweb of catenary at Macclesfield is a CrossCountry Voyager from Bournemouth destined for Manchester Piccadilly. Platform 3 on the right was used mainly as a turnback facility for stopping trains from Manchester. It is now used less frequently as the majority of these trains continue to Stoke-on-Trent but it is still available as a convenient bi-directional loop to allow delayed expresses to pass.
Location: Macclesfield
Original line: North Staffordshire Railway
Photographer: Malcolm Chattwood
Contact photographer: Malcolm Chattwood
Date: 27/12/2014
Image number: 49903