60026, working biomass hoppers from Edge Lane to Drax, swings right at Heaton Norris Junction to take the Denton line on 20th January 2022. Eastbound loaded trains take a circuitous route between Earlestown and Newton Heath to avoid the climb of Platting Bank out of Manchester Victoria but the westbound empties take the direct route from the Calder Valley onto the Liverpool and Manchester Railway route.
Location: Heaton Norris Junction
Original line: Manchester and Birmingham Railway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 20/01/2022
Image number: 79977