Long before there was a station at or even a railway to Manchester Airport there was a geotechnical investigation of the route. Here is the sign to prove it! The photographer was part of this in a professional capacity i.e. I supervised the excavation of trial holes to analyse the ground. It was fun working at one end of the runway a few metres below the large jets...
Location: Manchester International Airport
Original line: Manchester Airport (British Rail)
Photographer: Charlie Niven
Contact photographer: Charlie Niven
Date: 10/1989
Image number: 55880