Trackless station

sutton · Post by **sutton** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:24 am

A little while ago my Dad and I got on a train to travel the the Hope Valley line and as we were entering Manchester we noticed to the left another nine or ten roofed platforms curving gently away to the left almost like a completely separate station. My old man knows his stuff when it comes to ralways but he didn't know anything about this, can anyone identify the station?

cadet200 · Post by **cadet200** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:52 am

that's mayfield station, built as an overflow for picc.
info:
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stat ... ndex.shtml

Lad491 · Post by **Lad491** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:51 am

Crikey what a terrific place, even in its rundown state it looks pretty impressive

Thanks for the link.

jpantera · Post by **jpantera** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:20 am

That website is good Ive just looked at at and found out my office is on the site of riverside station in Liverpool!

Im sure that station mentioned above was a parcels depot for rail until some time in the 80s it even had overhead wires in it.

(the manchester one I mean!)

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:41 pm

Is there any other examples of virtually complete mainline city terminii still standing 45 years after their last passenger use?

jpantera · Post by **jpantera** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:05 pm

qzdcg8 wrote:Is there any other examples of virtually complete mainline city terminii still standing 45 years after their last passenger use?

Well there is the G-mex centre in Manchester former Central station probaly the most intact Roof wise anyway

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:11 pm

jpantera wrote:
qzdcg8 wrote:Is there any other examples of virtually complete mainline city terminii still standing 45 years after their last passenger use?
Well there is the G-mex centre in Manchester former Central station probaly the most intact Roof wise anyway

Although beautifully restored it quite clearly isn't a railway station anymore, whereas Mayfield is.

jamestcc · Post by **jamestcc** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:18 pm

I've been going in and out of Piccadilly for the past 10 years or so and always wondered what that run down look alike station was, I knew that trains used it as their is bare patches where the old points used to be leading into that dis-used station.

Wonder if we will ever see Voyagers running into Mayfield in the future if Piccadilly ever runs out of space!

I've been to the G-Mex a couple of times, knew that it was a old station, also been to the old Liverpool Street station to the National Science Museum to see some of the old trains, how many working stations did Manchester have at one time!!!

mikey2001 · Post by **mikey2001** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:31 pm

I really hope Mayfield is re-opened at some point, and it is restored to its former glory.

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:26 am

jamestcc wrote: how many working stations did Manchester have at one time!!!

City Centre stations:-

1. Liverpool Road
2. London Road/Piccadilly
3. Victoria
4. Central
5. Exchange
6. Mayfield
7. Oxford Road
8. Salford (just)

Then there's the smaller ones, still in the city centre

9. Ardwick
10. Deansgate

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:48 am

Well, Wolverhampton Low Level is pretty complete (including Brunel Broad Guage track and LMS BG)

jamestcc · Post by **jamestcc** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:51 pm

allypally wrote:Well, Wolverhampton Low Level is pretty complete (including Brunel Broad Guage track and LMS BG)

I've seen that every time I go through Wolves on the way to Brum, I see a very old carriage at the end of one of the platforms as well! When did that close down? What connections did it had?

parsfan · Post by **parsfan** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:29 pm

One of the sadest sites in the world. Ecery time I pass or see old line I feel sad but when I see a station as this one then i'm particulary sad.

Thats said I love visiting old railways especially if the stations in whatever state still stand

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:34 pm

Wolverhampton Low Level closed in the 1970's. The LMS BG was used as a stores van during it's period of opening. It was left there when the station closed, and is somehow apparently owned by EWS.

brocky · Post by **brocky** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:24 pm

I feel sad when i go past welshpool because there is a big, boring, grey station with no building. Instead with a couple of shelters and benches. Then you look over the road and see a beutiful grand building. Then you see that it has a platform and realise that that beuty was the original station before they put a big bypass in, then you realise that that station has become a retail centre and it breaks your heart........