Another dig through the the old negatives, I scanned this old shot from 1980. Class 25 no. 25 120 double heads with classmate no. 25 060 climbing Miles Platting bank away from Manchester Victoria.... (more)
A Metrolink Tram crosses the River Irwell at Warth, Radcliffe, on its way to Altrincham. The weir was built many years ago to lower the river to pass under a main road.
Raiding the old negatives for scanning, I came up with this old view from 1980. Class 47 no. 47 351 passes through Guide Bridge Station with a Merry-Go-Round coal service heading back to Yorkshire... (more)