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According to the present entry on Wikipedia (which doesn't state the source of its information) there were over 1.7 million passenger entrances and exits in the period 2021/2022. According to the Realtime Trains website there appear to be five platforms in use throughout the day. Given the happy...

A Big Shout Out For Manchester Oxford Road, in terms of both looks and historic interest. Historic Interest: The use of laminated wooden structures to reduce load over an early Victorian viaduct ( as opposed to using masonry, concrete, iron or steel). Architectural Interest: (i) English...

Two adjacent viaducts at Millers Dale in Derbyshire.

This is not an entirely accurate reply to the OP's question, but may provoke some debate. Buxton once had two stations side by side: one built and operated by the LNWR, and the other built and operated by the Midland Railway. The LNWR route went from Buxton to Manchester London Road (now...

Posts 74, 85 and 120 are thought-provoking. They are examples of good practice, which should be adhered to regardless of whether industrial action or possessions are taking place. The DfT, the TOCs and the relevant trade unions should agree a policy which, absent exceptional circumstances. does...

How does the Avanti pay structure operate? If Avanti reduce the frequency of their services (e.g. from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, and in the reverse direction) from three trains per hour to one train per hour, do the train staff suffer a reduction in salary?

I have very limited knowledge indeed, but would it be possible for there to be 'stop signs' for the drivers of 2-car, 3-car, 4-car, 5-car, 6-car etc etc trains to stop at - in the knowledge that enough doors would be appropriately placed?

Are Platform Edge Screens/Doors on Platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Piccadilly a possibility?

Platform 3A at Stockport

Manchester to Brighton, via Birmingham, Reading, Kensington Olympia, East Croydon and Gatwick, in the late 1970s/early 1980s.

I know what you mean by your question: Manchester Victoria has loads of historical and architectural charm in terms of its frontage, tiled map and wooden-faced ticket offices, but has no 'buzz' or 'city gateway' feel to it - that was the point of my message.

Manchester Piccadilly has a buzz about it, and a 'city gateway' feel to it. Manchester Victoria has neither. Manchester Oxford Road and Deansgate Stations have historical and architectural charm, and mean a lot to many mancunians.

I should have dealt with the last part of Philip's question, namely - which station in Manchester first comes to mind. I suggest, tentatively, that it is Manchester Piccadilly [formerly Manchester London Road for this purpose] on the basis that there were more 'named' trains from...

As a former resident in the south of Manchester, I preferred to use Manchester Piccadilly simply because my local train service went directly to and from there - and it was nearer to my place of work than Manchester Victoria. Further, by using Manchester Piccadilly, I could reach every station...

The replies on here so far are mostly one-way: there is no arguable case for utilising heritage or preserved railways for anything other than their existing purpose, and no case at all for transporting perishable or frozen foodstuffs by any rail routes. However, to refine the argument a little...

In the early days of the M1 motorway there was a sign reading 'Hatfield and the North'. Perhaps it's still there.

Good point, and perhaps a better one than I had thought of.

I have raised this issue before under a different title, and learned a lot from the knowledgeable replies. I hope it's not too soon to revisit the issue. Is there now a better case for re-opening the line between Glazebrook East Junction and Skelton Junction to permit an hourly through service...

Wilmslow has plenty of green open spaces, is a few minutes' drive from nice countryside and good shopping (if that is a consideration) at Handforth Dean and Cheadle Royal - and its station is served by Avanti, Arriva Wales and Northern. Avanti do the journey to Manchester Piccadilly in 19 or so...

Northenden Junction to Hazel Grove High Level Junction, avoiding Manchester and Stockport, using initially what I think was a short stretch of a former Cheshire Lines Committee route before joining a former Midland Railway route. As far as I am aware it has been used exclusively for freight...