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Macclesfield, Bollington And Marple Railway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![A class 101 DMU from Manchester Piccadilly stands at Rose Hill Marple in July 1997 [see image 41527].<br><br>[Ian Dinmore /07/1997]](/images/41000/41573.jpg "Rose Hill Marple")
![Several stations on the former 'back road' from Macclesfield [see image 39173] to Marple via Bollington are now informal picnic areas. This view looks North-West through one of the many bridges which had to be strengthened with an additional central support. The bushes on the left are close to the divergence of a former colliery tramroad.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 12/05/2012]](/images/39000/39483.jpg "Higher Poynton")
![A view showing the divergence of the Bollington line from the current main line to Manchester Piccadilly [see image 39173]. The next section snaked around behind the town gasworks on a steel viaduct over the River Bollin; which I can remember being cut up in the 1970's.<br><br>[Ken Strachan 12/05/2012]](/images/39000/39830.jpg "Macclesfield")
![A nice sign, but it doesn't give much of a clue as to where the Middlewood Way starts (clue: behind the MS&L line in the background)<br><br>[Ken Strachan 12/05/2012]](/images/42000/42306.jpg "Macclesfield")
![Rose Hill Marple, a country branch terminus, or at least it has been since 1970 when the line beyond to Bollington and Macclesfield was closed [See image 39173]. The station enjoys a basic half hourly service and 150132 will shortly return to Manchester Piccadilly via Hyde. The buffers are just visible beyond the station.<br><br>[Mark Bartlett 28/12/2012]](/images/41000/41527.jpg "Rose Hill Marple")
![The branch terminus at Rose Hill Marple sees 150132 ready to make the short run down to Marple Wharf Junction on a service to Manchester Piccadilly. The cut back former Bollington and Macclesfield line is now less than one mile long, and entirely in a cutting. The station itself still has a staffed ticket office and the 30 minute interval service is well used by commuters and shoppers. <br><br>[Mark Bartlett 28/12/2012]](/images/41000/41636.jpg "Rose Hill Marple")
![A Northern Pacer at Rose Hill Marple in the late afternoon of 10 January 2017 waiting to return to Manchester Piccadilly. I suspect that the train crew were a little bemused at who this strange Scotsman was who travelled out from Piccadilly only to photograph and return!<br><br>[John McIntyre 10/01/2017]](/images/57000/57830.jpg "Rose Hill Marple")
![Northern Pacer 142029 rests briefly at Rose Hill (Marple) before returning to Manchester Piccadilly on 16th June 2017. The station surroundings are very green at this time of year compared to the winter months. [See image 41527]<br><br>[Mark Bartlett 16/06/2017]](/images/59000/59745.jpg "Rose Hill Marple")
![Looking north along the trackbed at the site of the former Middlewood Higher station. The line was finally closed in 1970 and today it has become the Middlewood Way from Rose Hill Marple to Macclesfield. The signs on the right point to the lower station on the Hazel Grove to Buxton line. <br><br>[John McIntyre 03/09/2017]](/images/60000/60774.jpg "Middlewood Higher")
![Looking south at Higher Poynton on 03 September 2017 with both platforms extant and the trackbed a well manicured lawn. The former line has been converted into a long distance trail, the Middlewood Way between Marple and Macclesfield.<br><br>[John McIntyre 03/09/2017]](/images/60000/60785.jpg "Higher Poynton")
