Tyldesley
A Vantage service from Manchester leaves Tyldesley, heading for Leigh, on the guided busway that uses the Tyldesley Loopline trackbed. The bus is passing through the site of the Tyldesley railway station, which closed in 1969, albeit the platforms may have been at a higher level. Note the car trap alongside preventing unauthorised access to the busway. To the right was once the St George's Bank Colliery, one of many in this area at the heart of the Lancashire coalfield. The Leigh Guided Busway opened in 2016 and provides a fast and frequent service into central Manchester.
Location: Tyldesley (former)
Original line: Eccles to Springs Line and Tyldesley to Pennington Line (London and North Western Railway)
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 23/02/2021
Image number: 75924
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