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Yes, there are rare pictures of the old line, the route of which still exists. Even the modern road still passes over that line via a bridge. The image here shows the later Partington Station (now demolished), with the old railway in the foreground. The crossing is a public footpath that was...

They'll affect everyone. Right now only a few paths are marked on the definitive map and they're hardly connected at all. Not even the Trans Pennine Trail, which is only agreed until 2021, is a right of way - it's a permissive route only. You can see the green dotted lines on this map -...

Oh and here's an image you might find interesting. A plan of part of the Liverpool, Manchester & Stockport Direct Railway, an 1845 railway which was never built. I've been searching through dusty archives and have lots of this kind of thing.

Hi there, I hope nobody minds me asking this question. This railway runs through Carrington Moss, a rural area of Southwest Manchester containing many tracks and trails that have been used for decades by locals. The new landowner is trying to close them off, save the few byways that exist. We...