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Sunday morning Newspaper trains 02.45 and 03.15 M/c Ex -lpool lime st in early 60s were hauled by stanier tanks and returned from lpool double headed with empty parcel van train to Ordsall lane carr sdgs

Weaste set up for discharge from ship to shore at present mv Arkonia discharging cement from Ireland

lifting bridge has been operating for approx. 2years nothing to do with Trafford centre metrolink

Patricroft station in the 60s had considerable increase in xmas parcel traffic from the Trafford warehouse depot so much so that locomen signalmen guards shunters could work overtime loading parcels paid according to there own grade a good earner. December 1963 a pcls train from Wigan to...

I recall schooltrains from North Wales passing through Eccles as late as1965

Rainhill 190 May 25 26 27 replica Rocket from nrm on exhibition model rly exhibition Flower festival etc

Early 60s purchased PT ticket M/c London rd - London issued with LNER ticket think train went to Marylebone. Guards vans loaded with pigeon baskets carrying pigeons for liberation,Box,s of fish in guards vans for local stations to be collected by local fish shops,Calf's conveyed in guards vans...

Eccles? oh do you mean the bus shelters first northwestern and northern installed c1980/2015

1962 left Euston around 20.00hrs (change crewe for Manchester) fell asleep I awoke to the guard calling tickets please I looked out of window we had just left Chester, Holyhead next stop. 07.05 Hhead - Manchester arr 11.10hrs.

steam trains at night firebox glare,dancing oil lamps over bufferbeam. Oil Tail lamps disappearing into the night. Class 40 at night time with heavy freigthliner train, flames shouting from exhaust. Lineside fires from steam trains. Small white tea cups and saucer, pale green coffee cups.

early 50s I recall having an EVER READY train set and was I think a London Underground two coaches set with circular track, battery operated .1956 progressed to Hornby set A4 Silver ....? just googled, blow me this set just came up so my memories good.however can't remember if A4 Silver king or...

Memories of this journey myself, resturaunt car to myself service from attendant dressed in white coat

in dimly lit yards at night they were a signalmans nightmare especially working without track circuiting trains came in from healey mills with class 37s and the brake tender was either trailing or propelled very often you thought locos were clear of points however very often on trying to reverse...

My dad carrying me shoulder high at night and a train passing class 5 with express glare from firebox highlighting the driver and fireman and the glare dancing in the steam as it roared past.Late 50s sight of LNWR Super Ds at speed with freight trains,rockin n' rollin what a sight and sound...

lecky failed no other loco available

uk railtours shows tin bath cancelled. royal scot railtour from perth march 25th shown cancelled.

cement shipments from limerick to weaste recommenced with the arrival of mv Arkonia on the 23rd feb presume going out by road

I seem to recall 9H Patricroft provided eng for the final months of club train final run on dec 30 1966 m/c Llandudno hauled by 44766(not a pcroft loco)

when this site first opened in the 90s it was operated by blue circle and if memory serves me correctly cement trains ran from earles sdgs arriving mid afternoon and cement loaded into ship. freightliner 66s operated trains however one week produced a gbrf loco I think 66707.the site closed...

returned Leng, no ships been to weaste for months so maybe cement for local use ordsall chord build?