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Hi all, a week or so back I uploaded my short film about the Skelton Junction - Dunham Massey stretch of disused railway https://youtu.be/m7IYLQ4Y_F0 A couple of people have asked for the original footage so I've uploaded it to my youtube here...

Cheers Rob! I was born in 1988 so don't remember any of it in operation unfortunately. It's a shame it all closed, a reopening would be awesome, same with the Glazebrook line. Although if that happened ALL history would be gone because the trackbed would be completely replaced. We can hope...

I'm sure someone will have old logs from the time.

The line, or trackbed exists up to the end of the viaduct in Broadheath, it is all gone without trace until you get to Baltic road where some trackbed exists, then from Cinderland crossing it forms the transpennine trails. Bridges gone are as follows: Canal bridge at broadheath. Half of the...

No problem, all very interesting anyhow :) Yep such a shame! Cheers Very interesting stuff about your Grandad! It's such a shame it's all gone, as you say it'd be busy now. I wonder if they ever regretted closing it? I suppose Latchford viaduct was the achilles heel really. Cheers :) Hi...

Thanks very much for the encouraging words! Very much appreciated. I was born in 1988 so never saw any of it in action unfortunately. Cheers :) Thanks very much :) It's an interesting walk, in November all the leaves were on the ground, very atmospheric. Cheers! Thanks a lot :) I had to...

Hi all, please delete if not appropriate. I live close to the Skelton Junction complex in Timperley near Manchester and have done research over the years of the 2 disused lines that spur off it (Warrington and Glazebrook). In november and december 2016 I made a short film on the Warrington...