Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway






Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Altincham to Manchester



A Metrolink tram has just arrived from Manchester at Altrincham in May 2017. The tram operates from Cornbrook over the former MSJ&A Railway before ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017
Heavy rail and tram meet at Altrincham. Looking west with the line to Chester on the left and the terminus platforms of the Metrolink trams on the ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017
156423, on a Piccadilly to Chester service, calls at Platform 4 at Altrincham on 13th January. The gaps in the canopies mark the removal of the old ...
Mark Bartlett 13/01/2015
A new footbridge is nearing completion at Altrincham, providing access to all four platforms. Single tram 3016 has just arrived in Platform 1 from ...
Mark Bartlett 13/01/2015
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Metrolink tram 3004 departs from Navigation Road heading to the Etihad Campus in May 2017. On the left is the national rail network platform used by ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017
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Tram and train both with their next stop at Altrincham, call at Navigation Road on 19 May 2017. The Metrolink tram will terminate there but the ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017
Two services for Manchester Piccadilly meet at Navigation Road. Pacer 142047 will travel via Stockport with three intermediate stops. Tram 3052 has 11 ...
Mark Bartlett 13/01/2015
Metrolink 1006 leads a four car formation off the double track section from Altrincham and over the level crossing into Navigation Road. At the same ...
Mark Bartlett 08/03/2012
An unusual arrangement applies at Navigation Road station. Metrolink trams in both directions use the west side platform as seen here with 1022 ...
Mark Bartlett 08/03/2012
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Looking from the front of a Manchester bound tram at Deansgate Jct with the MSJ&A line straight ahead, now used by Metrolink. The track on the right ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017
Deansgate Junction signal box, as seen from a Manchester bound tram. The box controls trains and trams between here and Altrincham including frequent ...
Mark Bartlett 13/01/2015
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Metrolink 3024 rolls into Sale heading for Manchester on 14th April 2014. The very long platforms reflect earlier main line railway use. Nowadays ...
Mark Bartlett 14/04/2014
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A Manchester Metrolink tram calls at Stretford, heading for Piccadilly, in 2005. As the first Metrolink lines were direct conversions from the main ...
Bill Roberton //2005
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An Altrincham bound service pulls away from busy Trafford Bar station in March 2018. The doors on Metrolink trams are set very high because the system ...
Mark Bartlett 27/03/2018
One out, one in at Trafford Bar in May 2017 both heading out of town, the first to Manchester Airport and the second to Altrincham. The advantage of ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017
The former MSJ&A street level station building at Trafford Bar in May 2017 looking in need of more than a little TLC. Access to the platforms is via ...
John McIntyre 19/05/2017
Trafford Bar was the original Old Trafford station, the name change only coming about in 1992 when Warwick Road, outside the cricket ground, was ...
Mark Bartlett 30/06/2010
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331009 passes under the steel Castlefield Viaduct, now accommodating the National Trust 'sky garden park' and crosses the brick viaduct below with a ...
Mark Bartlett 28/10/2022
158754, on a Manchester Oxford Road to Selby service, passes Castlefield Junction on 27th March 2018 heading for the new Ordsall Chord link to ...
Mark Bartlett 27/03/2018
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An East Midlands Trains service from Liverpool to Norwich passes Deansgate in July 2014 as it heads to the next stop at Oxford Road. 158770 leads ...
John McIntyre 05/07/2014
Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 passes through Deansgate heading for Manchester Piccadilly on 05 July 2014. ...
John McIntyre 05/07/2014
Freightliner 70016 threads a long container train through the many buildings that crowd the line between Piccadilly, Oxford Rd and Deansgate ...
Mark Bartlett 11/01/2023
The footbridge that links Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop to Deansgate railway station was originally a perspex tube, which had aged and become ...
Mark Bartlett 28/10/2022
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47847 arrives at Manchester Oxford Road with a passenger service on 24th January 2005. ...
Roger Geach 24/01/2005
EMT 158846, on the 1057hrs Norwich to Lime St, rolls into Manchester Oxford Road on time at 1543hrs with just 31 miles of a 250 mile journey to go. On ...
Mark Bartlett 30/10/2018
An Arriva Trains Wales service calls at Manchester Oxford Road on 5 March 2015. This was the penultimate stop for the 1508 Llandudno to Manchester ...
John McIntyre 05/03/2015
A Pacer/Sprinter combination, working from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadilly on 30th October 2018, slows alongside the distinctive canopies and ...
Mark Bartlett 30/10/2018
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A late afternoon Arriva Trains Wales service to Chester, via Warrington Bank Quay with 175011, stands at platform 14, Manchester Piccadilly in March ...
John McIntyre 21/03/2012
The 1103 hrs to Hadfield, with 323237, waits to depart from platform 2 at Manchester Piccadilly on 2 April 2022. ...
John McIntyre 02/04/2022
As a TPE Class 170 arrives 323229 departs from Manchester Piccadilly with a service to Manchester Airport in May 2007. The Class 170 has moved from ...
John McIntyre 22/05/2007
Network Rails unique Class 950 test train is seen in the Holding Siding on the east side of Manchester Piccadilly in April 2022. The unit has a close ...
John McIntyre 02/04/2022
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