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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,station,London Euston,WCML,intercity,trains,train,railway station,Cheshire,Warrington,evening,electric train,EMU,overhead cables,passenger rail,UK rail travel,railway,boarding,Euston,public transport,commuter,travel,long distance,rail,British railway,canopy,overhead,electric wires,train operator,rail infrastructure,passenger,experience,sustainable,business travel,railway journey,intercity service,dusk,connectivity
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3ENF28Y - Evening view of an Avanti West Coast Pendolino intercity train standing at Warrington Bank Quay railway station in Cheshire, England, with the service destination shown as London Euston. The photograph captures a busy West Coast Main Line platform at dusk, with passengers boarding beside the open train doors, station lighting glowing under the canopy and a cool blue evening sky above the overhead electric wires. The Avanti West Coast branding is visible on the train side, making the image useful for editorial coverage of rail travel, long-distance commuting, public transport, passenger experience, railway capacity, north west connectivity and journeys between Cheshire, the Midlands and London. Warrington Bank Quay is an important town-centre station on the electrified West Coast Main Line, serving intercity routes as well as regional travel. The scene also shows the industrial rail setting around Bank Quay, with railway infrastructure, platforms, signage, overhead line equipment and station architecture all contributing to a strong documentary transport image. The dusk timing gives the platform a commuter and business-travel feel, suitable for stories about evening departures, timetable reliability, rail investment, fares, station accessibility, sustainable travel, modal shift from road to rail and the continuing importance of direct services to London Euston. The image is also relevant to stock uses around Avanti West Coast operations, Pendolino trains, WCML services, Cheshire transport, rail franchising, passenger rail policy, electrified railway routes and the practical reality of using intercity rail outside the largest city stations. Visible details include the yellow safety line, brick platform surface, destination information display, canopy lights, passengers waiting or boarding, and the distinctive dark Avanti train livery, all photographed in natural low evening light.
Parker Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EFHT1H - Passengers waiting in the illuminated platform 2 shelter at Manchester Oxford Road railway station, photographed at dusk or after dark in Manchester city centre. The image shows the distinctive curved timber and glass waiting area, designed to echo the station's celebrated laminated wood architecture and platform canopies. Manchester Oxford Road is well known for its unusual post-war railway design, with timber structures used to reduce the load on the viaduct beneath the station rather than relying on heavier masonry, iron, steel or concrete. The station's main buildings and platform structures are Grade II listed, giving this everyday commuter scene added architectural and heritage interest. The photograph captures a quiet but recognisable moment in urban rail travel: passengers seated on wooden benches, bright interior lighting, reflective glass, platform barriers, night shadows and the muted glow of city railway infrastructure. It is useful for editorial stories about public transport, railway commuting, Manchester travel, station waiting rooms, passenger experience, evening journeys, railway safety, urban design, listed transport architecture and the continuing role of regional rail stations in daily life. The shelter's rounded black frame and timber interior visually connect with Oxford Road's wider station character, while the dusk setting adds atmosphere and a sense of waiting between trains. The scene can also illustrate themes around night travel, city centre transport hubs, station facilities, rail passenger comfort, commuting culture, train delays, late-night journeys, station refurbishment and the balance between heritage design and modern passenger needs. Visible details include platform railings, glass doors, bench seating, passengers in winter or evening clothing and the platform edge environment, making the photograph strong for documentary, transport, architectural, Manchester, railway, infrastructure and social-use picture research.
Passengers wait in the curved timber shelter on platform 2 at Manchester Oxford Road station at dusk
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,route,TransPenine,platform,Castlefield Corridor,congested,railway,crowded,train station,Manchester,bottleneck,Oxford Road,rail,station,corridor,Deansgate,railway station,through,services,platforms,rail passengers,platform congestion,Northern rail,network,city centre,railway capacity,train,boarding,commuter,challenges,crowd,public transport infrastructure,TFGM,transport,railway investment,passenger overcrowding,constraints,delayed rail improvements
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3EDKYJJ - Crowded Platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Piccadilly railway station, showing passengers boarding, waiting with luggage and moving through the narrow island-platform area used by trains continuing west towards Manchester Oxford Road, Deansgate and destinations across the North West. These are Piccadilly's only through platforms, while platforms 1 to 12 are terminus platforms. Their restricted width, heavy passenger flows and intensive service make this one of the clearest pressure points on Manchester's rail network.
The platforms form the eastern end of the Castlefield Corridor, the twin-track route through Oxford Road and Deansgate. It carries local, regional, inter-city and airport services, with delays spreading across a wider network when trains conflict, dwell too long or arrive out of sequence. Crowding occurs when several services call close together, concentrating passengers around stairs, waiting areas and boarding points.
Network Rail has described Manchester Oxford Road as a key bottleneck and has developed remodelling proposals to improve reliability, accessibility, platform capacity, track layout and signalling. Separate work completed on the southern approach to Piccadilly in 2026 renewed track, points and signalling equipment to reduce disruption, although it did not add through platforms. Longer-term ideas for Platforms 13 and 14 include improved passenger circulation and a possible new bridge, but these remain proposals rather than a completed expansion.
This documentary image illustrates rail congestion, infrastructure constraints, platform crowding, delayed investment and the challenge of increasing capacity through central Manchester. It suits editorial coverage of public transport policy, Northern rail improvement, station redevelopment, commuter journeys, passenger safety and accessibility. Busy train doors, luggage and tightly arranged platform furniture convey the everyday intensity of this important east-west rail corridor
Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK, M60 7RA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T0BDN1 - Taken on 02 Oct 2023, this photograph shows Red sign, Crossing In use, for HS2 Site, Access Only - Science Garden, 1 Curzon St, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, B4 7XG. The location is Science Garden, 1 Curzon St, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, B4 7XG. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains platform, concourse or service signage details that place the railway scene in a real working transport environment. The Curzon Street area is being reshaped by HS2 construction, planned as a new high-speed rail terminus for Birmingham and a major symbol of the city's infrastructure-led regeneration. It is useful for transport features covering rail operations, passenger information, regional connectivity, station modernisation, public investment and the everyday reality of travel in Britain. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include HS2, High Speed, train, line, Crossing In use, Red sign, HS2 site, Birmingham, Science Garden, Access Only, two, rail, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches using both specific place names and broader themes. The photograph should appeal to buyers looking for a grounded visual that says more than a studio icon, because it ties the subject to a real street, building, object or public setting.
Science Garden, 1 Curzon St, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, B4 7XG
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Greater Manchester,Bury,England,UK,sign,network,public,transport,system,route,routes,Manchester,to,all,railway,station,light,rail,Rectory Lane,Prestwich,M25 1BR,M25,town,centre,signage,overhead,line,lines,yellow,livery,entrance,outside,path,entry
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RGPN87 - Prestwich is a tram stop in the town of Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the Bury Line of Greater Manchester's light rail Metrolink system.
The stop was originally Prestwich railway station, which was along the Manchester to Bury heavy rail line, completed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, in 1879 and opened on 1 September. The line was converted from steam to electric power as from 17 April 1916, using the third rail system. The station closed on 17 August 1991 to allow conversion of the route to the Metrolink system using overhead power lines, reopening on 6 April 1992.
The station forms part of Ticketing Zone 3. It is located off Rectory Lane a walkway connects the station to the Longfield Suite Precinct and Bury New Road (A56).
Services mostly run every 12 minutes on 2 routes, forming a 6-minute service between Bury and Manchester at peak times.
Rectory Lane, Prestwich, England, UK, M25 1BR
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,the,rail,Salford,Manchester,Ordsall,Castlefield,railway,train,link,Ordsall Chord,M3,Water Street,M3 5FY,short,line,Victoria & Oxford Road,station,bridge,bridges,new,white elephant,Network Rail,sunny,Northern Hub,project,Northern Powerhouse,scheme,2017,passenger service,passenger services,infrastructure
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RG8YGF - Ordsall Chord, also known as the Castlefield Curve, is a short railway line in Ordsall, Salford, England, which links Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road to Manchester Victoria, designed to increase capacity and reduce journey times into and through Manchester. It allows trains to run from Leeds, Newcastle and Redcar Central direct to Manchester Airport.
A chord was proposed in the late-1970s and parliamentary powers for its construction were received in 1979, but the project was cancelled. Network Rail revived the proposal in 2010 as part of its Northern Hub proposal. Funding for its construction totalling £85 million was announced in the 2011 United Kingdom budget and construction commenced in 2016. It became operational on 10 December 2017.
However its use since becoming operational has been limited as no additional capacity at Victoria, Oxford Road and Piccadilly has been built to cope with more through services
The first passenger service was at 08:40 on 10 December 2017: Manchester Victoria to Manchester Oxford Road followed by the return service continuing to Leeds.
It was envisaged that congestion at Manchester Piccadilly would reduce by a quarter, in part due to the reduced need for trains to cross the throat of the station, blocking other services. It was hoped there would be more frequent train services through Manchester.
However this has not yet materialised, particularly after the May 2018 timetable which created widespread disruption around Manchester. The Ordsall Chord's lack of use in comparison to its £100 million cost has been attributed to a lack of capacity at Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria to cope with increased 'through' services that the Chord generates.
Chief Executive of Network Rail, Andrew Haines, remarked upon the inadequacies of the infrastructure to support the Ordsall Chord as part of a review in Network Rail's operations:
Water St, Salford, England, UK, M3 5FY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RAJ378 - Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. Opened as Store Street in 1842, it was renamed Manchester London Road in 1847 and became Manchester Piccadilly in 1960. Located to the south-east of Manchester city centre, it hosts long-distance intercity and cross-country services to national destinations including London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Reading, Southampton and Bournemouth
regional services to destinations in Northern England including Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and York
and local commuter services around Greater Manchester. It is one of 19 major stations managed by Network Rail. The station has 14 platforms: 12 terminal and two through platforms (numbers 13 and 14). Piccadilly is also a major interchange with the Metrolink light rail system with two tram platforms in its undercroft.
Piccadilly is the busiest station in the Manchester station group with over 30 million passenger entries and exits between April 2019 and March 2020
A major redevelopment of the station and surrounding area has been proposed to complement the HS2 proposals involving the construction of a canopy over the HS2 platforms, the creation of a new entrance, and office, retail and residential development. Designs indicate that the derelict Mayfield Station and the Gateway House office block will be demolished. The plans were approved by the Government in November 2016
Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) proposals include the construction of new platforms under Piccadilly station and the proposed HS2 platforms. The 2016 'Manchester Piccadilly Options Assessment' by the National Infrastructure Commission stated: Addition of Northern Powerhouse Rail and Station to the Manchester Piccadilly system will be the last step of the process of transforming the station in to a transport super hub. The NPR station and its construction will need to be considered throughout the design and implementation
Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station , Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, En
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RD738G - More at https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/community/
Manchester Airport has developed a strong partnership with the local communities neighbouring the site. Key to our success has been our public commitment to community programmes and to maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with our neighbours. Find out more about Manchester Airport's commitment to building on our past success, with the intent of making our immediate community a key part of any future success going forward.
For an overview of our work of the last year please see our 2020-2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report and see our Summer Community News for seasonal updates. If you would like to receive our newsletter direct to your inbox please click here.
In celebration of our 80th Birthday Manchester Airport has produced its own children's book
called Reach For The Sky . The book, aimed at Primary School children, tells an enchanting story about travel, determination and achieving your dreams. We published 5,000 and these have been distributed to support children's reading across our catchment area.
Learn about our School Eco-Garden Competition.
Manchester Airport, Ringway, England, UK, M90 1QX
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James St station, 18 Water St, Liverpool , Merseyside, England, UK, L2 8TD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R4WEG8 - Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without. It is the terminus of the West Anglia Main Line to Cambridge, the Great Eastern Main Line to Norwich, commuter trains serving east London and destinations in the East of England, and the Stansted Express service to Stansted Airport.
The station opened in 1874, as a replacement for Bishopsgate station as the Great Eastern Railway's main London terminus. By 1895, it had the most platforms of any London terminal station. During the First World War, an air raid on the station killed 16 on site, and 146 others in nearby areas. In the build-up to the Second World War, the station served as the entry point for thousands of child refugees arriving in London as part of the Kindertransport rescue mission. The station was damaged by the 1993 Bishopsgate bombing and, during the 7 July 2005 bombing, seven passengers were killed when a bomb exploded aboard an Underground train, just after it had departed from Liverpool Street. New platforms for the Elizabeth line opened in 2022 as part of the Crossrail project.
Liverpool Street was built as a dual-level station, with provision for the Underground. A tube station opened in 1875 for the Metropolitan Railway
the tube station is now served by the Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. It is in fare zone 1 and is managed directly by Network Rail.
Liverpool Street Station, concourse , London, England, UK, EC2M 7PY
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Nantwich Road, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW2 6HR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MF26 - Sounds of the underground - read more at https://www.creativemoment.co/this-eurovision-musicians-in-liverpool-donate-their-busking-spots-to-help-fellow-ukrainian-artists
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine buskers have been robbed of their spots, so their music has had to go underground.
But it's not just their music that has been taken, it is also their livelihoods. So this Eurovision, Ketchum UK has created a campaign for buskers from Liverpool to give up their usual spots along the Merseyrail network to Ukrainian musicians, giving them the chance to perform for audiences and keep the conversation alive about this unjust war.
Travellers going through the four biggest stations
Liverpool Central, Lime Street, Moorfields and James Street will be able to enjoy authentic Ukrainian busking music.
Each busking spot has a speaker streaming the artists music and a QR code for passers-by to scan to find out more about the musicians' story, videos about them and to donate to the cause.
All proceeds raised will go directly to Supplies for Ukraine C.I.C., who are working to provide essential, lifesaving equipment to civilians and volunteers on the front lines in Ukraine.
There is an accompanying outdoor poster campaign across the Merseyrail network and all tracks are streamed as a playlist on Spotify.
Liverpool Central Rail Station , Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, GB, L1 1JT
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Liverpool Central railway station, Merseyside, Liverpool, England, L1 1QE
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,UK,England,GB,Great Britain,Merseyside,railway,public,transport,train,trains,rail,station,crime,HNX,L25,network,Liverpool,L25 0NN,platform,step free,access,disabled,night,safety,Grade II listed,city,line,suburb,suburbs,EMU,carriage,carriages,electrified,buildings,incident,accident
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFEN - Hunts Cross railway station is a Grade II listed railway station in Hunt's Cross, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the southern branch of the Merseytravel City Line's Liverpool to Manchester route, and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line
Originally built by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened in May 1874, Hunts Cross was the only four-platform station on the line running between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central stations. It was also a junction at the southern end of the North Liverpool Extension Line to Gateacre, West Derby, north Liverpool docks and Southport. This line was closed in stages from 1952 to 1979 and is now part of National Cycle Network Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail. The closure of the North Liverpool route left Hunts Cross to be served by the local service from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington and Manchester.
Speke Rd, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L25 0NN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFER - Hunts Cross railway station is a Grade II listed railway station in Hunt's Cross, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the southern branch of the Merseytravel City Line's Liverpool to Manchester route, and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line
Originally built by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened in May 1874, Hunts Cross was the only four-platform station on the line running between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central stations. It was also a junction at the southern end of the North Liverpool Extension Line to Gateacre, West Derby, north Liverpool docks and Southport. This line was closed in stages from 1952 to 1979 and is now part of National Cycle Network Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail. The closure of the North Liverpool route left Hunts Cross to be served by the local service from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington and Manchester.
Speke Rd, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L25 0NN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R1MFEW - Hunts Cross railway station is a Grade II listed railway station in Hunt's Cross, Liverpool, England. It is situated on the southern branch of the Merseytravel City Line's Liverpool to Manchester route, and is the southern terminus of Merseyrail's Northern Line
Originally built by the Cheshire Lines Committee and opened in May 1874, Hunts Cross was the only four-platform station on the line running between Liverpool Central and Manchester Central stations. It was also a junction at the southern end of the North Liverpool Extension Line to Gateacre, West Derby, north Liverpool docks and Southport. This line was closed in stages from 1952 to 1979 and is now part of National Cycle Network Route 62, the Trans Pennine Trail. The closure of the North Liverpool route left Hunts Cross to be served by the local service from Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington and Manchester.
Speke Rd, Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L25 0NN
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High Street, Godalming town, Waverley, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1AB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2NK3E24 -
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Bacherach, Rhineland-Palatinate
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Bacherach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Piccadilly Station, London road, Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MGPE0T - TransPennine Express (TPE), legally First TransPennine Express Limited, is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the TransPennine Express franchise. It runs regional and inter-city rail services between the major cities and towns of Northern England and Scotland.
The franchise operates almost all its services to and through Manchester covering three main routes. The service provides rail links for major towns and cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Sheffield, Hull, Leeds, York, Scarborough, Middlesbrough and Newcastle. TPE run trains 24 hours a day, including through New Year's Eve night. TPE trains run between York, Leeds and Manchester Airport at least every three hours every night of the week. The franchise operates across the West Coast Main Line, Huddersfield Line, East Coast Main Line and part of the Tees Valley line.
TransPennine Express was one of several train operators impacted by the 2022 United Kingdom railway strike, which was the first national rail strike in the UK for three decades. Its workers were amongst those who participated in industrial action due to a dispute over pay and working conditions
On 26/01/2023, the boss of under-fire train company Transpennine Express has apologised to passengers and admitted services have not been good enough.
Transpennine, which operates across the North of England and into Scotland, has been cancelling trains on a daily basis for months, disrupting many journeys.
Calls have been made for the company to lose its contract for the service.
Matthew Golton, managing director of Transpennine, told the BBC the operator had a recovery plan to do better.
The government has previously said action will be taken if the company can't be turned round.
Asked about Transpennine cancelling 40% of its services last week, Mr Golton said: It isn't good enough.
Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2MGPE4T - TransPennine Express (TPE), legally First TransPennine Express Limited, is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the TransPennine Express franchise. It runs regional and inter-city rail services between the major cities and towns of Northern England and Scotland.
The franchise operates almost all its services to and through Manchester covering three main routes. The service provides rail links for major towns and cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Sheffield, Hull, Leeds, York, Scarborough, Middlesbrough and Newcastle. TPE run trains 24 hours a day, including through New Year's Eve night. TPE trains run between York, Leeds and Manchester Airport at least every three hours every night of the week. The franchise operates across the West Coast Main Line, Huddersfield Line, East Coast Main Line and part of the Tees Valley line.
TransPennine Express was one of several train operators impacted by the 2022 United Kingdom railway strike, which was the first national rail strike in the UK for three decades. Its workers were amongst those who participated in industrial action due to a dispute over pay and working conditions
On 26/01/2023, the boss of under-fire train company Transpennine Express has apologised to passengers and admitted services have not been good enough.
Transpennine, which operates across the North of England and into Scotland, has been cancelling trains on a daily basis for months, disrupting many journeys.
Calls have been made for the company to lose its contract for the service.
Matthew Golton, managing director of Transpennine, told the BBC the operator had a recovery plan to do better.
The government has previously said action will be taken if the company can't be turned round.
Asked about Transpennine cancelling 40% of its services last week, Mr Golton said: It isn't good enough.
Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
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Oxford Road station,Manchester, England, UK, M1 6FU
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Station Rd, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, UK, OX11 7NR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5470M - Catastrophe for Wolverhampton' as Metro extension is delayed again until spring 2023
line extension work at Pipers Row earlier this year - trams won't be running until at least spring 2023
The Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Station will not be completed until spring 2023 due to unforeseen supply chain constraints delaying the project another five months.
The £35 million project was originally meant to be completed in 2020 but was delayed by 18 months due to construction work at the railway station. Metro bosses then hoped the 720-metre extension would be ready for the Commonwealth Games in July but pushed back the opening date until autumn 2022.
Deputy leader of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Stephen Simkins has called the latest delay a catastrophe.
Midlands Metro Alliance director Peter Cushing blamed complexities of installing the systems needed to run the trams down Pipers Row and supply chain problems.
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV1 1LE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K5470N - Catastrophe for Wolverhampton' as Metro extension is delayed again until spring 2023
line extension work at Pipers Row earlier this year - trams won't be running until at least spring 2023
The Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Station will not be completed until spring 2023 due to unforeseen supply chain constraints delaying the project another five months.
The £35 million project was originally meant to be completed in 2020 but was delayed by 18 months due to construction work at the railway station. Metro bosses then hoped the 720-metre extension would be ready for the Commonwealth Games in July but pushed back the opening date until autumn 2022.
Deputy leader of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Stephen Simkins has called the latest delay a catastrophe.
Midlands Metro Alliance director Peter Cushing blamed complexities of installing the systems needed to run the trams down Pipers Row and supply chain problems.
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK, WV1 1LE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1WB7W - Glossop railway station serves the Peak District town of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Glossop is the third busiest railway station in the county of Derbyshire after Derby and Chesterfield.
The station is 15 miles (24 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly, and is the terminus of the Glossop line. Together with nearby Derbyshire stations at Hadfield and Dinting, Glossop is considered to be part of the Greater Manchester rail network as it lies only a short distance over the county boundary and the line goes no further into Derbyshire. For that reason the station signs at Glossop feature the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) logo, and the station features on the TfGM rail network map. However, Greater Manchester concessionary fares do not apply to passengers travelling from Glossop, Dinting or Hadfield
Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk built the spur line from Dinting Viaduct to Howard Town over his own land at his own expense. He then sold it to the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway for £15,244 10s 10d (equivalent to £1,600,000 in 2021). The station was opened on 9 June 1845 to goods traffic
the formal opening was on 30 June 1845 “ it was attended by some of the SA&MR Directors, and passenger traffic began immediately afterward. The station buildings were constructed to the designs of John Grey Weightman and opened in 1847
Originally built with two platforms, the station was reduced to one operational platform in the 1970s when the branch was singled. When the voltage changed from 1500 V DC to 25 kV AC on 7 December 1984, the AC trains continued to use the old platform before the single line was transferred from one side of the island to the other. Trains arriving from Manchester Piccadilly reverse to proceed to Hadfield, and vice versa. The other platform face and redundant station buildings were incorporated into an extension for the next door Co-op supermarket and car park, now owned by The Co-operative Group.
Norfolk Street, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 7AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1WB7X - Glossop railway station serves the Peak District town of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Glossop is the third busiest railway station in the county of Derbyshire after Derby and Chesterfield.
The station is 15 miles (24 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly, and is the terminus of the Glossop line. Together with nearby Derbyshire stations at Hadfield and Dinting, Glossop is considered to be part of the Greater Manchester rail network as it lies only a short distance over the county boundary and the line goes no further into Derbyshire. For that reason the station signs at Glossop feature the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) logo, and the station features on the TfGM rail network map. However, Greater Manchester concessionary fares do not apply to passengers travelling from Glossop, Dinting or Hadfield
Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk built the spur line from Dinting Viaduct to Howard Town over his own land at his own expense. He then sold it to the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway for £15,244 10s 10d (equivalent to £1,600,000 in 2021). The station was opened on 9 June 1845 to goods traffic
the formal opening was on 30 June 1845 “ it was attended by some of the SA&MR Directors, and passenger traffic began immediately afterward. The station buildings were constructed to the designs of John Grey Weightman and opened in 1847
Originally built with two platforms, the station was reduced to one operational platform in the 1970s when the branch was singled. When the voltage changed from 1500 V DC to 25 kV AC on 7 December 1984, the AC trains continued to use the old platform before the single line was transferred from one side of the island to the other. Trains arriving from Manchester Piccadilly reverse to proceed to Hadfield, and vice versa. The other platform face and redundant station buildings were incorporated into an extension for the next door Co-op supermarket and car park, now owned by The Co-operative Group.
Norfolk Street, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 7AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K1WB7Y - Glossop railway station serves the Peak District town of Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Glossop is the third busiest railway station in the county of Derbyshire after Derby and Chesterfield.
The station is 15 miles (24 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly, and is the terminus of the Glossop line. Together with nearby Derbyshire stations at Hadfield and Dinting, Glossop is considered to be part of the Greater Manchester rail network as it lies only a short distance over the county boundary and the line goes no further into Derbyshire. For that reason the station signs at Glossop feature the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) logo, and the station features on the TfGM rail network map. However, Greater Manchester concessionary fares do not apply to passengers travelling from Glossop, Dinting or Hadfield
Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk built the spur line from Dinting Viaduct to Howard Town over his own land at his own expense. He then sold it to the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway for £15,244 10s 10d (equivalent to £1,600,000 in 2021). The station was opened on 9 June 1845 to goods traffic
the formal opening was on 30 June 1845 “ it was attended by some of the SA&MR Directors, and passenger traffic began immediately afterward. The station buildings were constructed to the designs of John Grey Weightman and opened in 1847
Originally built with two platforms, the station was reduced to one operational platform in the 1970s when the branch was singled. When the voltage changed from 1500 V DC to 25 kV AC on 7 December 1984, the AC trains continued to use the old platform before the single line was transferred from one side of the island to the other. Trains arriving from Manchester Piccadilly reverse to proceed to Hadfield, and vice versa. The other platform face and redundant station buildings were incorporated into an extension for the next door Co-op supermarket and car park, now owned by The Co-operative Group.
Norfolk Street, Glossop, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK, SK13 7AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0PRNR - In March 2017, the Department for Transport announced that Arriva, a joint venture between FirstGroup and Trenitalia, and incumbent Stagecoach had been shortlisted to bid for the next East Midlands franchise. Abellio was added in February 2018.
FirstGroup and Trenitalia pulled out of the bidding process in April 2018 to focus on the West Coast Partnership franchise. In April 2019 the franchise was awarded to Abellio, with East Midlands Railway (EMR) to take over the franchise from East Midlands Trains (EMT) on 18 August 2019 for a period of eight years
EMR operates commuter services from London St Pancras to Corby, as well as intercity services from London St Pancras along the Midland Main Line to Nottingham and Sheffield with limited extensions to Lincoln. EMR also operate the local East Midlands services and inter regional services to Liverpool and Norwich (Express service). Services from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street were to transfer to another operator during the life of the franchise, although following a review by the DfT, this will no longer take place
the service instead being split at Nottingham as intended but remaining with EMR. The Barton line was expected to transfer from Northern in 2019 but this was delayed until May 2021
Warrington Central railway station is one of three main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lines (the former Cheshire Lines Committee route between Liverpool and Manchester), being situated approximately halfway between the two cities. Central station is served by diesel trains to Liverpool, Manchester, Manchester Airport and East Anglia.
Warrington Central, Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0PRP1 - In March 2017, the Department for Transport announced that Arriva, a joint venture between FirstGroup and Trenitalia, and incumbent Stagecoach had been shortlisted to bid for the next East Midlands franchise. Abellio was added in February 2018.
FirstGroup and Trenitalia pulled out of the bidding process in April 2018 to focus on the West Coast Partnership franchise. In April 2019 the franchise was awarded to Abellio, with East Midlands Railway (EMR) to take over the franchise from East Midlands Trains (EMT) on 18 August 2019 for a period of eight years
EMR operates commuter services from London St Pancras to Corby, as well as intercity services from London St Pancras along the Midland Main Line to Nottingham and Sheffield with limited extensions to Lincoln. EMR also operate the local East Midlands services and inter regional services to Liverpool and Norwich (Express service). Services from Nottingham to Liverpool Lime Street were to transfer to another operator during the life of the franchise, although following a review by the DfT, this will no longer take place
the service instead being split at Nottingham as intended but remaining with EMR. The Barton line was expected to transfer from Northern in 2019 but this was delayed until May 2021
Warrington Central railway station is one of three main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lines (the former Cheshire Lines Committee route between Liverpool and Manchester), being situated approximately halfway between the two cities. Central station is served by diesel trains to Liverpool, Manchester, Manchester Airport and East Anglia.
Warrington Central, Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 7FW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT93 -
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT96 -
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGT9F -
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGTBP -
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWGTDB -
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWRH1P - Crewe North Junction signal box is signal box with a Westinghouse All Electric Style 'L' lever frame which was commissioned, along with Crewe South Junction signal box (which also had a Westinghouse Style 'L' frame), on 29 March 1940 as part of a resignalling project at Crewe railway station. It saw continued use until 19 July 1985 when it was decommissioned for a redesign of Crewe station and its track layout and signalling.
Location
Crewe North Junction signal box is located on the junction to the North of Crewe railway station between the Chester Lines and the West Coast Main Line. The signal box can also see the lines to and from Manchester and Sandbach and all the platforms on the north side of the station. The signal box, still at its original site, is located in Crewe Heritage Centre where there are now demonstrations and simulations of the signalling in the North Junction box by a team of signallers.
Design
Crewe North Junction signal box contained a lever frame of the Westinghouse Style 'L' design (Westinghouse is now part of Invensys Rail) which was commissioned with Crewe South Junction signal box, which was of the same design. Crewe North Junction signal box was built to a non-standard ARP design, with 15 thick reinforced concrete walls and an 18 thick concrete roof. This was due to it being commissioned in 1940 during World War II so it was built to survive an air raid.
Vernon Way, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWRH4R - Crewe North Junction signal box is signal box with a Westinghouse All Electric Style 'L' lever frame which was commissioned, along with Crewe South Junction signal box (which also had a Westinghouse Style 'L' frame), on 29 March 1940 as part of a resignalling project at Crewe railway station. It saw continued use until 19 July 1985 when it was decommissioned for a redesign of Crewe station and its track layout and signalling.
Location
Crewe North Junction signal box is located on the junction to the North of Crewe railway station between the Chester Lines and the West Coast Main Line. The signal box can also see the lines to and from Manchester and Sandbach and all the platforms on the north side of the station. The signal box, still at its original site, is located in Crewe Heritage Centre where there are now demonstrations and simulations of the signalling in the North Junction box by a team of signallers.
Design
Crewe North Junction signal box contained a lever frame of the Westinghouse Style 'L' design (Westinghouse is now part of Invensys Rail) which was commissioned with Crewe South Junction signal box, which was of the same design. Crewe North Junction signal box was built to a non-standard ARP design, with 15 thick reinforced concrete walls and an 18 thick concrete roof. This was due to it being commissioned in 1940 during World War II so it was built to survive an air raid.
Vernon Way, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2RDP - The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was a tilting high speed train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s, for use on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The WCML contained many curves, and the APT pioneered the concept of active tilting to address these, a feature that has since been copied on designs around the world. The experimental APT-E achieved a new British railway speed record on 10 August 1975 when it reached 152.3 miles per hour (245.1 km/h), only to be bested by the service prototype APT-P at 162.2 miles per hour (261.0 km/h) in December 1979, a record that stood until September 2006.
Development of the service prototypes dragged on, and by the late 1970s the design had been under construction for a decade and the trains were still not ready for service. The election of Margaret Thatcher brought matters to a head and she alluded to funding cuts for the project. Facing the possibility of cancellation, BR management decided to put the prototypes into service, with the first runs along the London-Glasgow route taking place in December 1981. The result was a media circus when every problem large or small received front-page coverage and the entire project derided as an example of BR's incompetence. The trains were withdrawn from service again by the end of the month, to the great amusement of the press.
In spite of the APT's troubled history, the design was highly influential and directly inspired other high speed trains such as the Pendolino. The considerable work on electrification that was carried out hand-in-hand with APT was put to good use with newer non-tilting designs like the British Rail Class 91. The APT's tilt system was returned to the WCML on the British Rail Class 390, based on the Fiat Ferroviaria tilting train design and built by Alstom.
Crewe Heritage Centre, Vernon Way,Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2TXH - Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England. Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre
the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished in the early 1980s.
History
The centre was established in the old London, Midland and Scottish Railway yard, which was once part of Crewe Works, between the junction to Chester and the West Coast Main Line. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 24 July 1987. It was renamed in 1992 as Crewe Railway Age by the owning registered charity but, after the management of the centre was taken over by a new group of volunteers, the museum returned to its original name of Crewe Heritage Centre in early 2008.
Exhibits
The centre has a series of exhibits, ranging from the only surviving APT-P train, miniature railways, three open signal boxes (Crewe Station A, Crewe North Junction and Exeter West) and a varied collection of standard gauge steam, diesel and electric locomotives, as well as occasional visiting locomotives. The Main Exhibition Hall features many artefacts and exhibits associated with Crewe, from its locomotive and carriage construction to its famous junction railway station. Brake Van rides are available to the public during special events.
Advanced Passenger Train
APT No.370 003/006 at Crewe Heritage Centre
Built by British Rail (BR) the 1970s and 1980s, this Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT) is the only surviving APT set. Numbered 370 003/006, it is open at all times with an occasional cafe run from the original buffet car (selected days only). The APT-P museum can be found inside one of the carriages, with photographs on display from the APT project
Vernon Way, Crewe, Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2W03 -
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1 2DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2W4Y - Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England. Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre
the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished in the early 1980s.
History
The centre was established in the old London, Midland and Scottish Railway yard, which was once part of Crewe Works, between the junction to Chester and the West Coast Main Line. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 24 July 1987. It was renamed in 1992 as Crewe Railway Age by the owning registered charity but, after the management of the centre was taken over by a new group of volunteers, the museum returned to its original name of Crewe Heritage Centre in early 2008.
Exhibits
The centre has a series of exhibits, ranging from the only surviving APT-P train, miniature railways, three open signal boxes (Crewe Station A, Crewe North Junction and Exeter West) and a varied collection of standard gauge steam, diesel and electric locomotives, as well as occasional visiting locomotives. The Main Exhibition Hall features many artefacts and exhibits associated with Crewe, from its locomotive and carriage construction to its famous junction railway station. Brake Van rides are available to the public during special events.
Advanced Passenger Train
APT No.370 003/006 at Crewe Heritage Centre
Built by British Rail (BR) the 1970s and 1980s, this Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT) is the only surviving APT set. Numbered 370 003/006, it is open at all times with an occasional cafe run from the original buffet car (selected days only). The APT-P museum can be found inside one of the carriages, with photographs on display from the APT project
Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK, CW1
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2WFD - Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England. Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre
the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished in the early 1980s.
History
The centre was established in the old London, Midland and Scottish Railway yard, which was once part of Crewe Works, between the junction to Chester and the West Coast Main Line. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 24 July 1987. It was renamed in 1992 as Crewe Railway Age by the owning registered charity but, after the management of the centre was taken over by a new group of volunteers, the museum returned to its original name of Crewe Heritage Centre in early 2008.
Exhibits
The centre has a series of exhibits, ranging from the only surviving APT-P train, miniature railways, three open signal boxes (Crewe Station A, Crewe North Junction and Exeter West) and a varied collection of standard gauge steam, diesel and electric locomotives, as well as occasional visiting locomotives. The Main Exhibition Hall features many artefacts and exhibits associated with Crewe, from its locomotive and carriage construction to its famous junction railway station. Brake Van rides are available to the public during special events.
Advanced Passenger Train
APT No.370 003/006 at Crewe Heritage Centre
Built by British Rail (BR) the 1970s and 1980s, this Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT) is the only surviving APT set. Numbered 370 003/006, it is open at all times with an occasional cafe run from the original buffet car (selected days only). The APT-P museum can be found inside one of the carriages, with photographs on display from the APT project
Vernon way, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTNA7A -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JY564E - Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop. Situated to the north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, close to Manchester Cathedral, it adjoins Manchester Arena which was constructed on part of the former station site in the 1990s. Opened in 1844 and part of the Manchester station group, Victoria is Manchester's third busiest railway station after Piccadilly and Oxford Road and the second busiest station managed by Northern after Oxford Road.
The station hosts local and regional services to destinations in Northern England, such as Blackburn, Rochdale, Bradford, Leeds, Newcastle, Huddersfield, Halifax, Wigan, Southport, Blackpool (Sundays only) and Liverpool using the original Liverpool to Manchester line. Most trains calling at Victoria are operated by Northern. TransPennine Express services call at the station from Liverpool to Newcastle/Scarborough and services towards Manchester Airport (via the Ordsall Chord) from Middlesbrough/Redcar/Newcastle.
Manchester Victoria is a major interchange for the Metrolink light rail system. Two former railway lines into the station have been converted to tram operation: the line to Bury was converted in the early 1990s, in the first phase of Metrolink construction, and the line through Oldham to Rochdale was converted during 2009“2014. In the other direction, trams switch to on-street running when they emerge from Victoria Station and continue southwards through the city centre to Piccadilly or Deansgate-Castlefield.
Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWF7 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWGR - Close-up photograph of decorative Art Nouveau style lettering incorporated into an ornate iron and glass canopy at Manchester Victoria railway station in Greater Manchester, England. The image shows the initials M&LR and L&YR, references to two of the railway companies closely associated with the development of rail transport across northern England. The intricate red-painted wrought and cast iron framework, decorative scrollwork and glazed panels reflect the architectural ambition and civic pride that characterised major Victorian railway stations during the nineteenth century. Such surviving features provide an important visual link to the era when railways transformed industry, commerce and passenger travel across Britain.
The initials M&LR refer to the Manchester and Leeds Railway, one of the early railway companies established during the great railway expansion period of the Industrial Revolution. The L&YR represents the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, which became one of Britain's most significant regional railway operators, serving industrial towns, ports, mills and cities throughout Lancashire and Yorkshire. Manchester Victoria became one of the company's principal stations and at one time was among the busiest railway stations in the country, handling huge numbers of passengers and freight movements connected to the economic growth of northern England.
Today Manchester Victoria remains a major transport hub linking local, regional and national rail services, while extensive restoration and redevelopment projects have preserved important historic architectural elements. Decorative features such as this canopy lettering are valued by railway historians, architectural enthusiasts and heritage organisations because they demonstrate the craftsmanship, engineering confidence and visual identity of Britain's railway age. The image illustrates themes including transport heritage, Victorian architecture, railway history, industrial history, conservation.
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNWKH - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNX1B - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNX5P - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNX7F - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,stained glass,advert,place,destination,town,city,Lancashire,and,&,Yorkshire,rail,train,network,railway,sign,on,station,Victorian,glass,wrought iron,ironwork,red,black,ornate glass,glasswork,M3,mainline,words,Edwardian,neo-Baroque,style,Rawcliffe
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXA5 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXF1 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXH0 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXJM - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYNXM0 - Architecture and features
The original M&LR single-storey offices facing Hunt's Bank Approach were built in the Italianate style in sandstone ashlar with slate roofs in 1844. They were later enlarged and given a second storey. William Dawes built the station's larger extension for the L&YR in 1909. It is at right-angles to the north end of the old station giving the enlarged station an L-shaped plan. Facing Victoria Station Approach, its façade is in the Edwardian neo-Baroque style, four storeys high and 31 bays to the rounded corner at the south-east end. The ground floor windows have rounded heads and those on the floors above are square. The ornate glass and iron canopy along the façade displays the names of destinations that the station served in Art Nouveau lettering. The canopy was damaged by the Provisional IRA's 1996 bomb placed in a street adjacent to the Arndale Centre and was restored four years later.
Heritage features in the concourse were restored during the 2013-15 renovation, they include the café with its glass dome and mosaic lettering which was originally the first-class dining room, the adjacent bookstall, and the original 1909 wood-panelled booking hall. In the entrance is a large, white glazed tiled map showing the former network of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Underneath the map is a bronze World War I war memorial with effigies of Saint George and Saint Michael at each end which was installed in 1923. At the south end of the concourse is the 'soldier's gate' which opened to the former fish docks from where thousands of soldiers departed for World War I and where a bronze plaque was erected to commemorate them. The gateway was restored in 2015 and a steel screen inserted featuring a map of World War I Commonwealth grave cemeteries in Northern France and Belgium.
The station received Grade II listed building status in 1988
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JYTB6P -
Victoria Station Manchester, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K11NXE -
Victoria Station Approach, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JR3MNJ - The British Rail Class 31 diesel locomotives, also known as the Brush Type 2 and previously as Class 30, were built by Brush Traction from 1957-62. They were numbered in two series, D5500-D5699 and D5800-D5862. Construction of the first locomotive was completed in the final week of September 1957, and the handing-over took place on 31 October. The first Class 31 entered service in November 1957, after the launch of the Class 20 locomotive and was one of the Pilot Scheme locomotives ordered by British Railways to replace steam traction.
Engines
They were originally built with Mirrlees JVS12T 1,250 bhp (930 kW) (D5500“D5519) and 1,365 bhp (1,018 kW) engines and Brush electrical equipment, but the engines were not successful and in 1964 D5677 was fitted with an English Electric 12SVT engine (similar to the 12CSVT used in the Class 37 but without an intercooler) rated at 1,470 bhp (1,100 kW). The trial proved successful, and between 1965 and 1969 the entire class was re-engined. The de-rated engine was used as it was the maximum the electrical system could accept.
Classification
The Mirrlees-engined locomotives were originally known as Class 30 under TOPS, with re-engined examples joining Class 31. The class was originally intended for service on the Eastern Region, but gradually became common in both the Western and London Midland regions too.
Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4F6 -
Great Britain
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4FB -
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4HA -
Llangollen, North Wales, UK
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4J1 - No.31271 Class 31 (Brush Type 2) A1A-A1A DE
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Builders: Brush Traction Ltd, Loughborough.
Year: 1961.
Engine: English Electric 12SVT 1,470 hp @ 850 rpm.
Maximum tractive effort: 35,900 Ib
Transmission: Brush TG160-48, 823 kW dc generator with individual traction motors on outer axles of each bogie.
Locomotive weight: 107 tons.
Driving wheels diameter: 3'7.
Locomotive brakes: Air/vacuum.
Maximum speed: 90 mph.
Original owner: British Railways Eastern Region.
Current owner: A1A Locomotives Ltd.
This locomotive was originally numbered D5801 and entered British Railways servÂice at Stratford Depot, East London, on 8th June 1961. With the introduction of BR's TOPS classification in 1968, when re-engined Type 2s were re-classified as Class 31s. D5801 became 31 271. The locomotive was variously allocated to eight Eastern Region and two Midland Region locomotive sheds during its main line career, Toton being its final home. With the entire Class 31s being allocated to the Eastern Region when new, it is quite possible that 31 271 (as D5801) could have worked over the Nene Valley Line right through to Northampton and even after 1964 (when the Northampton Line closed) on freight duties between Peterborough and Oundle or on ironstone traffic from Nassington Quarries to Peterborough and beyond. Wansford station was then closed - these were the pre-NVR days - so 31 271 would have run through Wansford Station non-stop and with passenger trains at least, considerably faster than it is permitted to run today. Perhaps one day some photographic evidence of such runs will come to light!
From Toton it was 'stored unserviceable' from 1st May 1997, its final passenger working having been the 'Multiple Marauder' Rail Tour from Kensington Olympia to Crewe, paired with 31 308, on 10th August 1996.
The Station, 5 Abbey Rd, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRA4J4 - No.31271 Class 31 (Brush Type 2) A1A-A1A DE
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Builders: Brush Traction Ltd, Loughborough.
Year: 1961.
Engine: English Electric 12SVT 1,470 hp @ 850 rpm.
Maximum tractive effort: 35,900 Ib
Transmission: Brush TG160-48, 823 kW dc generator with individual traction motors on outer axles of each bogie.
Locomotive weight: 107 tons.
Driving wheels diameter: 3'7.
Locomotive brakes: Air/vacuum.
Maximum speed: 90 mph.
Original owner: British Railways Eastern Region.
Current owner: A1A Locomotives Ltd.
This locomotive was originally numbered D5801 and entered British Railways servÂice at Stratford Depot, East London, on 8th June 1961. With the introduction of BR's TOPS classification in 1968, when re-engined Type 2s were re-classified as Class 31s. D5801 became 31 271. The locomotive was variously allocated to eight Eastern Region and two Midland Region locomotive sheds during its main line career, Toton being its final home. With the entire Class 31s being allocated to the Eastern Region when new, it is quite possible that 31 271 (as D5801) could have worked over the Nene Valley Line right through to Northampton and even after 1964 (when the Northampton Line closed) on freight duties between Peterborough and Oundle or on ironstone traffic from Nassington Quarries to Peterborough and beyond. Wansford station was then closed - these were the pre-NVR days - so 31 271 would have run through Wansford Station non-stop and with passenger trains at least, considerably faster than it is permitted to run today. Perhaps one day some photographic evidence of such runs will come to light!
From Toton it was 'stored unserviceable' from 1st May 1997, its final passenger working having been the 'Multiple Marauder' Rail Tour from Kensington Olympia to Crewe, paired with 31 308, on 10th August 1996.
The Station, 5 Abbey Rd, Llangollen, Wales, UK, LL20 8SN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JRAJ1D -
Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales, UK, LL20 8SN
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMWGPW - Chester railway station is located in Newtown, Chester, England. Services are operated by Avanti West Coast, Merseyrail, Northern and Transport for Wales. From 1875 to 1969 the station was known as Chester General to distinguish it from Chester Northgate. The station's Italianate frontage was designed by the architect Francis Thompson.
Work on a £10 million regeneration scheme, the Chester Renaissance programme was completed in 2007. The development includes a new roof, improved customer facilities and improved access to the station. A plaque commemorating Thomas Brassey is installed on the wall opposite the booking office. The station marks one end of the Baker Way a footpath leading to Delamere railway station.
Scheduled services from Chester station are operated by Avanti West Coast to London Euston and Holyhead, Merseyrail to Liverpool, Northern to Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds and Transport for Wales to Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Airport, Crewe, Birmingham New Street, Cardiff Central, Llandudno and Holyhead
Starting in 2005, the station was restored in the Chester Renaissance Project. Improvements made by Network Rail included groundworks around the east end frontage and repairs to the façade's east and west wings, renewal of the roof's glazing, enhancements to the train shed and other general improvements. Improved local traffic management and access to the station was achieved by alterations to Station Square which were completed in December 2007. Architectural lighting was installed in strategic areas and a new concourse was opened by Arriva Trains Wales in October 2008. Between 2009 and 2010, improvements included a second staircase to access the island platform, structural repairs to platforms, restoration of the overbridge and work to enhance the station's frontage.
The station is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building. It is one of 22 Grade I or II* listed railway stations in England
City road, Newtown, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK, CH1 3NS
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16ARC - The Meeting Place is a 9-metre-high (30 ft), 20-tonne (20-long-ton) bronze sculpture that stands at the south end of the upper level of St Pancras railway station. Designed by the British artist Paul Day and unveiled in 2007, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace.
The statue, which stands in the Eurostar terminal, is reported to have cost £1 million and was installed as the centrepiece of the refurbished station. The work, commissioned by London and Continental Railways, is modelled on the sculptor and his wife
The sculpture received a poor critical reception, being cited by Antony Gormley as a very good example of the crap out there, comparing it to other examples of public art in the UK,[4] and later referred to as a terrible, schmaltzy, sentimental piece of kitsch by Tim Marlow of the Royal Academy of Arts. Jeremy Deller dismissed it as barely a work of art. Day commented that lot of people will no doubt detest it because it is not violent or controversial.
Further controversy was caused by Day's 2008 planned addition of a bronze relief frieze around the plinth. Originally depicting a commuter falling into the path of an Underground train driven by the Grim Reaper, Day believed the piece to be a tragi-comic style and was supposed to be a metaphor for the way people's imaginations ran wild but revised the frieze before the final version was installed.
Despite harsh criticism from major figures in the British art world, the statue has become popular with the public and contributed to its perception of St Pancras. In 2011, an edition of The World's Most Romantic Spots by Lonely Planet described the station as one of the most romantic meeting places in the world, citing the statue as a key reason
The Grand Terrace, St Pancras International, London, England, UK, N1C 4QP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16ARE - The Meeting Place is a 9-metre-high (30 ft), 20-tonne (20-long-ton) bronze sculpture that stands at the south end of the upper level of St Pancras railway station. Designed by the British artist Paul Day and unveiled in 2007, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace.
The statue, which stands in the Eurostar terminal, is reported to have cost £1 million and was installed as the centrepiece of the refurbished station. The work, commissioned by London and Continental Railways, is modelled on the sculptor and his wife
The sculpture received a poor critical reception, being cited by Antony Gormley as a very good example of the crap out there, comparing it to other examples of public art in the UK,[4] and later referred to as a terrible, schmaltzy, sentimental piece of kitsch by Tim Marlow of the Royal Academy of Arts. Jeremy Deller dismissed it as barely a work of art. Day commented that lot of people will no doubt detest it because it is not violent or controversial.
Further controversy was caused by Day's 2008 planned addition of a bronze relief frieze around the plinth. Originally depicting a commuter falling into the path of an Underground train driven by the Grim Reaper, Day believed the piece to be a tragi-comic style and was supposed to be a metaphor for the way people's imaginations ran wild but revised the frieze before the final version was installed.
Despite harsh criticism from major figures in the British art world, the statue has become popular with the public and contributed to its perception of St Pancras. In 2011, an edition of The World's Most Romantic Spots by Lonely Planet described the station as one of the most romantic meeting places in the world, citing the statue as a key reason
The Grand Terrace, St Pancras International, London, England, UK, N1C 4QP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16ARF - The Meeting Place is a 9-metre-high (30 ft), 20-tonne (20-long-ton) bronze sculpture that stands at the south end of the upper level of St Pancras railway station. Designed by the British artist Paul Day and unveiled in 2007, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace.
The statue, which stands in the Eurostar terminal, is reported to have cost £1 million and was installed as the centrepiece of the refurbished station. The work, commissioned by London and Continental Railways, is modelled on the sculptor and his wife
The sculpture received a poor critical reception, being cited by Antony Gormley as a very good example of the crap out there, comparing it to other examples of public art in the UK,[4] and later referred to as a terrible, schmaltzy, sentimental piece of kitsch by Tim Marlow of the Royal Academy of Arts. Jeremy Deller dismissed it as barely a work of art. Day commented that lot of people will no doubt detest it because it is not violent or controversial.
Further controversy was caused by Day's 2008 planned addition of a bronze relief frieze around the plinth. Originally depicting a commuter falling into the path of an Underground train driven by the Grim Reaper, Day believed the piece to be a tragi-comic style and was supposed to be a metaphor for the way people's imaginations ran wild but revised the frieze before the final version was installed.
Despite harsh criticism from major figures in the British art world, the statue has become popular with the public and contributed to its perception of St Pancras. In 2011, an edition of The World's Most Romantic Spots by Lonely Planet described the station as one of the most romantic meeting places in the world, citing the statue as a key reason
The Grand Terrace, St Pancras International, London, England, UK, N1C 4QP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16ARG - The Meeting Place is a 9-metre-high (30 ft), 20-tonne (20-long-ton) bronze sculpture that stands at the south end of the upper level of St Pancras railway station. Designed by the British artist Paul Day and unveiled in 2007, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace.
The statue, which stands in the Eurostar terminal, is reported to have cost £1 million and was installed as the centrepiece of the refurbished station. The work, commissioned by London and Continental Railways, is modelled on the sculptor and his wife
The sculpture received a poor critical reception, being cited by Antony Gormley as a very good example of the crap out there, comparing it to other examples of public art in the UK,[4] and later referred to as a terrible, schmaltzy, sentimental piece of kitsch by Tim Marlow of the Royal Academy of Arts. Jeremy Deller dismissed it as barely a work of art. Day commented that lot of people will no doubt detest it because it is not violent or controversial.
Further controversy was caused by Day's 2008 planned addition of a bronze relief frieze around the plinth. Originally depicting a commuter falling into the path of an Underground train driven by the Grim Reaper, Day believed the piece to be a tragi-comic style and was supposed to be a metaphor for the way people's imaginations ran wild but revised the frieze before the final version was installed.
Despite harsh criticism from major figures in the British art world, the statue has become popular with the public and contributed to its perception of St Pancras. In 2011, an edition of The World's Most Romantic Spots by Lonely Planet described the station as one of the most romantic meeting places in the world, citing the statue as a key reason
The Grand Terrace, St Pancras International, London, England, UK, N1C 4QP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K16ARH - The Meeting Place is a 9-metre-high (30 ft), 20-tonne (20-long-ton) bronze sculpture that stands at the south end of the upper level of St Pancras railway station. Designed by the British artist Paul Day and unveiled in 2007, it is intended to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace.
The statue, which stands in the Eurostar terminal, is reported to have cost £1 million and was installed as the centrepiece of the refurbished station. The work, commissioned by London and Continental Railways, is modelled on the sculptor and his wife
The sculpture received a poor critical reception, being cited by Antony Gormley as a very good example of the crap out there, comparing it to other examples of public art in the UK,[4] and later referred to as a terrible, schmaltzy, sentimental piece of kitsch by Tim Marlow of the Royal Academy of Arts. Jeremy Deller dismissed it as barely a work of art. Day commented that lot of people will no doubt detest it because it is not violent or controversial.
Further controversy was caused by Day's 2008 planned addition of a bronze relief frieze around the plinth. Originally depicting a commuter falling into the path of an Underground train driven by the Grim Reaper, Day believed the piece to be a tragi-comic style and was supposed to be a metaphor for the way people's imaginations ran wild but revised the frieze before the final version was installed.
Despite harsh criticism from major figures in the British art world, the statue has become popular with the public and contributed to its perception of St Pancras. In 2011, an edition of The World's Most Romantic Spots by Lonely Planet described the station as one of the most romantic meeting places in the world, citing the statue as a key reason
The Grand Terrace, St Pancras International, London, England, UK, N1C 4QP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K0WRHG - The original Victorian station building at Bolton was demolished in 1987 when a new entrance and ticket office was constructed at street level, adjacent to a bus interchange and taxi rank. The clock tower, originally built in 1899, was dismantled and rebuilt alongside.
Bolton, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, BL1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG5JMB -
Station Approach, Oxford Rd, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6FU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG5JMD -
Station Approach, Oxford Rd, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6FU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG5JMJ -
Station Approach, Oxford Rd, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6FU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG5JMK -
Station Approach, Oxford Rd, Manchester, England, UK, M1 6FU
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDRMY9 - More at https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19007281.repairs-planed-listed-monks-siding-railway-signal-box/
PLANS have been submitted to carry out necessary repair work to a piece of Warrington's railway heritage.
Network Rail is seeking listed building consent to refurbish Monks Siding Signal Box in Sankey Bridges and give it the loving attention that it rightly deserves.
The Grade II-listed building sits on Quay Fold next to the railway line which connects Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool South Parkway train stations.
It was built in 1875 and still retains its original 20-lever LNWR tumbler frame.
The signal box is a two-storey timber framed structure. The ground floor houses signalling equipment which is operated by a signaller from the first floor.
The application submitted to Warrington Borough Council proposes all external work, including the repair of timber and guttering.
The timber will then be prepared for painting, before being painted in a colour which matches the existing colour scheme.
Surrounding vegetation and debris to perimeter of signal box will be removed as required, with wrought iron repairs being carried out as required.
Documents submitted as part of the application state: The proposed development is considered necessary to improve and extend the safe operation of the station.
This in turn preserves the building's character and use.
The proposal will not be to the detriment of the building's historic character.
Monks Siding, Quay Fold, Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA5 1AR
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JDDPPK -
Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L1 1JD
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,Northern Powerhouse,North West,England,UK,a,crowded,NPR,COTS,crowd,of,commuters,boards,board,Norwich,bound,destination,EMR,platforms,14,13,rail,DMU,Diesel Multiple Unit,train,carriage,57865,at,Piccadilly,station,mainline,railway,regional,simplified,fares,scrapping return rail tickets,RMT,ASLEF,Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road Capacity Scheme
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2J92PEK -
Piccadilly Train Station Approach, Greater Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,Sutton Coldfield,railway Station,Royal,West Midlands,England,Midlands,train,trains,station,rail,railway,B74,dusk,night,nighttime,night time,platform,waiting,EMU,electric train,Mind The Gap sign,Mind The Gap,sign,evening,service,services,British,journey,season ticket,season,ticket,return,single,workers,strike,RMT union,RMT
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND2WG -
Station Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK, B73 6AQ
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,Sutton Coldfield,Royal,town,West Midlands,England,Midlands,West Midlands Railway,train,trains,public transport,station,rail,railway,B74,dusk,night,nighttime,night time,sign,rail network,network,for Sutton Park,town centre,affluent,suburb,urban,Royal Town Of Sutton Coldfield,Sutton Coldfield railway Station,Sutton Coldfield Station,railway Station,area,district,Conservative,voting,voters
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND2WM -
Station Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK, B73 6AQ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND2WR -
Station Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK, B73 6AQ
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@Hotpixuk,Sutton Coldfield Station,Sutton Coldfield railway Station,Sutton Coldfield,railway Station,Royal Town Of Sutton Coldfield,Royal,town,West Midlands,England,Midlands,West Midlands Railway,train,trains,public transport,station,rail,railway,B74,dusk,night,nighttime,night time,Platform ticket machine,platform,fare,evasion,free travel,dodging,dodger,fare dodger,ticket inspection,inconvenient,ticket offices,union,unions
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND2WT -
Station Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK, B73 6AQ
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,train,public transport,Waverley,station,railway,Scotland,UK,platform,rail,Edinburgh,new,new livery,blue,British Rail,BR,TPE,TOC,train operating company,franchise,Civity,EMU,roiling stock,route,routes,night,at night,Edinburgh Waverley Station,Edinburgh Waverley,Station,regional passenger train,Spanish,rolling stock,manufacturer,Spain,Nova 2,Eversholt Rail Group,cancelations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ANMBD6 - The CAF Civity is a platform of regional passenger trains which is manufactured by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF. Available as both a diesel and electric multiple unit, the Civity was first launched in 2010 and received its first order two years later.
Train length: 43“140.2 m (141 ft 1 in“460 ft 0 in)
Weight: c. 100 t (98.4 long tons
110.2 short tons)
Built at: Irun
Zaragoza
Newport
The British Rail Class 397 Civity is built by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF for lease to TransPennine Express by Eversholt Rail Group
Announcement of new trains was made by FirstGroup when it was confirmed that they would become the next operator of the TransPennine Express franchise from 1 April 2016. In May 2016 it was announced by TransPennine Express that they had ordered twelve five-car electric multiple units from CAF to replace the fleet of ten four-car Class 350/4 Desiro units which presently operate TransPennine Express services between Liverpool, Manchester and Scotland.
Testing of the first set began at the Velim railway test circuit in July 2018.
An option for up to 22 extra units was available to TransPennine Express, but it was not exercised.
Mainline testing of the Class 397 was carried out from Manchester International Depot, operating between the depot and Carlisle via Crewe, the test runs being operated by Rail Operations Group.
Waverley, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ANMBD7 - The CAF Civity is a platform of regional passenger trains which is manufactured by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF. Available as both a diesel and electric multiple unit, the Civity was first launched in 2010 and received its first order two years later.
Train length: 43“140.2 m (141 ft 1 in“460 ft 0 in)
Weight: c. 100 t (98.4 long tons
110.2 short tons)
Built at: Irun
Zaragoza
Newport
The British Rail Class 397 Civity is built by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF for lease to TransPennine Express by Eversholt Rail Group
Announcement of new trains was made by FirstGroup when it was confirmed that they would become the next operator of the TransPennine Express franchise from 1 April 2016. In May 2016 it was announced by TransPennine Express that they had ordered twelve five-car electric multiple units from CAF to replace the fleet of ten four-car Class 350/4 Desiro units which presently operate TransPennine Express services between Liverpool, Manchester and Scotland.
Testing of the first set began at the Velim railway test circuit in July 2018.
An option for up to 22 extra units was available to TransPennine Express, but it was not exercised.
Mainline testing of the Class 397 was carried out from Manchester International Depot, operating between the depot and Carlisle via Crewe, the test runs being operated by Rail Operations Group.
Waverley, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,train,public transport,Waverley,station,railway,Scotland,UK,platform,rail,Edinburgh,new,new livery,blue,British Rail,BR,TPE,TOC,train operating company,franchise,Civity,EMU,roiling stock,route,routes,night,at night,Edinburgh Waverley Station,Edinburgh Waverley,Station,regional passenger train,Spanish,rolling stock,manufacturer,Spain,Nova 2,Eversholt Rail Group,cancelations
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ANMBD8 - The CAF Civity is a platform of regional passenger trains which is manufactured by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF. Available as both a diesel and electric multiple unit, the Civity was first launched in 2010 and received its first order two years later.
Train length: 43“140.2 m (141 ft 1 in“460 ft 0 in)
Weight: c. 100 t (98.4 long tons
110.2 short tons)
Built at: Irun
Zaragoza
Newport
The British Rail Class 397 Civity is built by Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF for lease to TransPennine Express by Eversholt Rail Group
Announcement of new trains was made by FirstGroup when it was confirmed that they would become the next operator of the TransPennine Express franchise from 1 April 2016. In May 2016 it was announced by TransPennine Express that they had ordered twelve five-car electric multiple units from CAF to replace the fleet of ten four-car Class 350/4 Desiro units which presently operate TransPennine Express services between Liverpool, Manchester and Scotland.
Testing of the first set began at the Velim railway test circuit in July 2018.
An option for up to 22 extra units was available to TransPennine Express, but it was not exercised.
Mainline testing of the Class 397 was carried out from Manchester International Depot, operating between the depot and Carlisle via Crewe, the test runs being operated by Rail Operations Group.
Waverley, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ANMBE2 - Abellio ScotRail contract to end three years early
Abellio ScotRail's contract to run train services in Scotland will end early, Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has announced.
The Dutch firm has been running the franchise since 2015 but had faced criticism over cancellations and performance levels.
The contract, worth more than £7bn over 10 years, was due to last until 2025.
But Mr Matheson said a so-called break clause would be used to end the franchise three years early, in 2022.
He told MSPs he was looking at other options for the future, including the franchise being run by the public sector.
What is the ScotRail franchise?
ScotRail operates about 2,400 train services a day, and covers all services in Scotland except those run by other operators which cross the border.
It is not responsible for the maintenance of the track, which falls under Network Rail nor the operation of the main rail routes from Glasgow and Edinburgh to London.
There had been political pressure on ministers over the service with complaints over a high number of cancellations, overcrowding and the cost of tickets.
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Matheson said a proposed increase in government subsidy for the service would not deliver sufficient benefits to passengers or the economy.
Image caption Mr Matheson told the Scottish parliament a break clause will be used to end the franchise early
Mr Matheson said Abellio had successes and challenges over the first five years of the ScotRail franchise, but that his decision was the right one for passengers, communities, the economy and taxpayers.
He confirmed the contract would now run until 31 March, 2022.
It is of course necessary to plan for the future provision of ScotRail services and I can confirm that work is already under way to examine the options open to the Scottish ministers after the current contract comes to an end, he said.
The franchise system for Britain's railways is grinding to a halt.
Waverley, Edinburgh , Scotland, UK
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AJRRJE - Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that began operating the West Coast Partnership franchise on 8 December 2019. It replaced Virgin Trains, which had operated the franchise since 1997.
In November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that the InterCity West Coast franchise would be superseded by the West Coast Partnership (WCP), which would include operating High Speed 2 (HS2) services from 2026.
The DfT required that bidders have experience in high-speed trains and infrastructure, hence all partnered with an existing high-speed operator. In June 2017, the DfT announced that three consortia had been shortlisted to bid for the franchise:
FirstGroup (70%) / Trenitalia (30%)
MTR Corporation (75%) / Guangshen Railway Company (25%)
Stagecoach (50%) / SNCF (30%) / Virgin Group (20%)
In August 2019 the DfT awarded the franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium with Avanti West Coast to commence operations on 8 December 2019. Some uncertainty remains as the Competition and Markets Authority launched a merger inquiry into the award of the franchise following a referral from the European Commission
Avanti West Coast initially operates the same services as Virgin Trains on the West Coast Main Line. When High Speed 2 opens, it will also operate these services.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, england, UK, WA1 1LW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Dec 2019,Virgin Trains,franchise,TOC,train operating company,delays,complaints,WBQ,train,rail,railway,UK,England,British Rail,British,Avanti West Coast,re-brand,rebranded,new brand,Avanti FirstGroup TrenItalia,Warrington,Cheshire,advert,advertisement,publicity,evening,Class390,WCP,Pendolino,platform,station,EMU,WA1,Platform two,Platform 2,delayed,cancelled
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AJRRJM - Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that began operating the West Coast Partnership franchise on 8 December 2019. It replaced Virgin Trains, which had operated the franchise since 1997.
In November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that the InterCity West Coast franchise would be superseded by the West Coast Partnership (WCP), which would include operating High Speed 2 (HS2) services from 2026.
The DfT required that bidders have experience in high-speed trains and infrastructure, hence all partnered with an existing high-speed operator. In June 2017, the DfT announced that three consortia had been shortlisted to bid for the franchise:
FirstGroup (70%) / Trenitalia (30%)
MTR Corporation (75%) / Guangshen Railway Company (25%)
Stagecoach (50%) / SNCF (30%) / Virgin Group (20%)
In August 2019 the DfT awarded the franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium with Avanti West Coast to commence operations on 8 December 2019. Some uncertainty remains as the Competition and Markets Authority launched a merger inquiry into the award of the franchise following a referral from the European Commission
Avanti West Coast initially operates the same services as Virgin Trains on the West Coast Main Line. When High Speed 2 opens, it will also operate these services.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, england, UK, WA1 1LW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Dec 2019,Virgin Trains,franchise,TOC,train operating company,delays,complaints,WBQ,train,rail,railway,UK,England,British Rail,British,Avanti West Coast,re-brand,rebranded,new brand,Avanti FirstGroup TrenItalia,Warrington,Cheshire,advert,advertisement,publicity,evening,WCP,platform,station,WA1,Warrington Bank Quay Sign,Bank Quay Sign,platform two,Trains South,London Train,hotpix.org.uk
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AJRRKF - Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that began operating the West Coast Partnership franchise on 8 December 2019. It replaced Virgin Trains, which had operated the franchise since 1997.
In November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that the InterCity West Coast franchise would be superseded by the West Coast Partnership (WCP), which would include operating High Speed 2 (HS2) services from 2026.
The DfT required that bidders have experience in high-speed trains and infrastructure, hence all partnered with an existing high-speed operator. In June 2017, the DfT announced that three consortia had been shortlisted to bid for the franchise:
FirstGroup (70%) / Trenitalia (30%)
MTR Corporation (75%) / Guangshen Railway Company (25%)
Stagecoach (50%) / SNCF (30%) / Virgin Group (20%)
In August 2019 the DfT awarded the franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium with Avanti West Coast to commence operations on 8 December 2019. Some uncertainty remains as the Competition and Markets Authority launched a merger inquiry into the award of the franchise following a referral from the European Commission
Avanti West Coast initially operates the same services as Virgin Trains on the West Coast Main Line. When High Speed 2 opens, it will also operate these services.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, england, UK, WA1 1LW
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,England,English,South East,Stratford,SE,UK,E15,Westfield,Xmas,Christmas,Westfield Christmas,shop,shops,retail,inside,interior,E20,results,shopping centre,Westfield Stratford City,rail,railway,public transport,Stratford International,station,night,evening,late night shopping,interchange,signalling,problem,delays,delay
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABY9DC -
Olympic Park, Montfichet Rd, London, England, UK, E20 1EJ
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,night,evening,night time,entrance,exit,10 St Enoch Square,Glasgow,Scotland,UK,St Enoch Sq,canopy,glass,structure,underground,tube,public transport,the,big,orange,train,rail,railway,stations,station,dusk,at,in,integrated,transport,outside,exterior,logo,SPT,Strathclyde
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR6J - St Enoch subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway in Scotland. It is located north of the River Clyde in Glasgow city centre. Although it does not have direct interchange with the main line railway, it is located approximately halfway between Glasgow Central station and Argyle Street railway station, within a few minutes' walk to both. The station itself is accessible via St Enoch Square.
Usage of the entire subway in 2007/08 was 14.45 million passengers, increased from 13.14 million in 2005/06
Above ground, the original station building housed both a booking office and the headquarters of the original Glasgow District Subway Railway Company. This was (and is) the subway's most distinctive building - an ornate, Flemish Renaissance, late Victorian red sandstone structure
designed by James Miller in 1896. It still stands - it was carefully preserved during the modernisation of the subway in 1977
As part of the wider refurbishment of the city's subway, St Enoch station received new glass canopies for each entrance, and an overhaul of the ticket hall.
10 St Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Description
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AERR6R - St Enoch subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway in Scotland. It is located north of the River Clyde in Glasgow city centre. Although it does not have direct interchange with the main line railway, it is located approximately halfway between Glasgow Central station and Argyle Street railway station, within a few minutes' walk to both. The station itself is accessible via St Enoch Square.
Usage of the entire subway in 2007/08 was 14.45 million passengers, increased from 13.14 million in 2005/06
Above ground, the original station building housed both a booking office and the headquarters of the original Glasgow District Subway Railway Company. This was (and is) the subway's most distinctive building - an ornate, Flemish Renaissance, late Victorian red sandstone structure
designed by James Miller in 1896. It still stands - it was carefully preserved during the modernisation of the subway in 1977
As part of the wider refurbishment of the city's subway, St Enoch station received new glass canopies for each entrance, and an overhaul of the ticket hall.
10 St Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,UK,Way Out from Moor Street railway Station,West Midlands,England,transport,railway Station,Brum,railways,architecture,centenary,concourse GWR,British Rail,Moor Street,railway,B4,Queensway,Birmingham,B4 7UL,Victorian,way out,train,traditional,passengers,waiting room,lounge,rail,services,service,chiltern,building,commuters,BR,station,exit
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ABJGGY - Birmingham Moor Street, also known as Moor Street station, is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England, along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow Hill.
Today's Moor Street station is a combination of the original station, opened in 1909 by the Great Western Railway as a terminus for local trains, and a newer Moor Street station with through platforms, a short distance from the original, which opened in 1987, replacing the original. The two were combined into one station in 2002, when the original was reopened and restored, and the newer station rebuilt in matching style.
Moor Street has become more important in recent years
two of the original terminus platforms were reopened in 2010, and the station is now the terminus of many Chiltern Railways services from London Marylebone, as well as being an important stop for local services on the Snow Hill Lines. It is now the second busiest railway station in Birmingham.
Moor Street Queensway, Birmingham, England,UK, B4 7UL
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,AB11,red,TOC,public,transport,ownership,east coast,mainline,main line,commuters,strike,RMT,union,unions,walks,walking,past,a,train,cab,43311,class 43,HST,diesel,service,Scottish,services,Guild St,Scotland,UK,AB11 6LX,railway,station,London and North Eastern Railway,owned
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2K43P0X - The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the Big Four railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At that time, it was divided into the new British Railways' Eastern Region, North Eastern Region, and partially the Scottish Region.
It covered the area north and east of London. It included the East Coast Main Line from London to Edinburgh via York and Newcastle upon Tyne and the routes from Edinburgh to Aberdeen and Inverness. Most of the country east of the Pennines was within its purview, including East Anglia. The main workshops were in Doncaster, with others at Darlington, Inverurie and Stratford, London
On the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, the franchise to run long distance express trains on the East Coast Main Line was won by Sea Containers Ltd, who named the new operating company Great North Eastern Railway (GNER), a name and initials deliberately chosen to echo the LNER.
Following the collapse of Virgin Trains East Coast in May 2018, the newly-nationalised operator of the East Coast Main Line was named London North Eastern Railway to evoke the earlier company
Aberdeen railway station, Guild St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB11 6LX
Description
Keywords: Hotpixuk,@Hotpixuk,GoTonySmith,England,UK,GB,Great Britain,town,village,station,SWT,Minehead sign,Bishops Lydeard,historic,history,building,old,tourist,tourism,attraction,north,coast,coastal,warehouse,factory,redeveloped,renovated,welcome to Watchet boat museum,welcome,to,the,Watchet boat museum,museum,museums,rail,railway,line,lines
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2DAPRAC -
Harbour Rd, Watchet, Somerset,England,UK, TA23 0AQ
Description
Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@hotpixUK,rail,railway,engine,Frankfurt Main Hbf,Germany,EU,Europe,station,Frankfurter,Flughafenbahnhof,Frankfurt,line,transport,Frankfurt Airport regional station,Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof,Frankfurt Airport long-distance station,Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof,S-Bahn,commuter rail lines,S8,S9,SBahn,airport,Nine Euro,9 Euro,travel,ticket,€9,train travel,reduced,June,July,August,discount,budget travel pass,9-euro ticket,nation-wide travel pass
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AF833T -
Frankfurt Airport, 60547 Frankfurt, Germany
Description
Keywords: @HotpixUK,HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,46 Tunnel Rd,England,UK,L7 6NG,bought,sold,antique,since 1957,1957,yard,building,Tunnel,Tunnel Road,vintage,antiques,warehouse,tunnels,rail,railway,station,since,and,&,dealer,dealers,L7,fine,furniture,old,trading,yellow,factory,unit,units
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AFFFA8 -
46 Tunnel Rd, Edge Hill, Liverpool,Merseyside,England, UK, L7 6NG
Description
Keywords: HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,GoTonySmith,Liverpool,for,way out,above us only sky,Merseyside,North West England,UK,LPY,West Coast Main Line,WCML,Speke,interchange,bus interchange,Garston,L19,platform,M,Merseyrail,public transport,transport,sign,platforms,the,airport,bus,Beatles,travel,rail,railway,station,stations,airports,Northern Powerhouse
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPHAJ - Liverpool South Parkway station is a railway station and bus interchange in the Garston district of Liverpool, England. It serves, via a bus link, Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the neighbouring suburb of Speke, as well as providing an interchange between main line services and the Merseyrail rapid transit/commuter rail network.
The station is located towards the southern end of Merseyrail's Northern Line and on the junction of two main lines: the City Line from Liverpool to Manchester via Warrington and the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line to London via Crewe.
Allerton Traction Maintenance Depot is situated to the immediate east of the station.
As the orbital route had been closed, the impetus to eventually complete the station was to improve public transport access to the expanding Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and also to provide new journey opportunities for rail passengers in south Liverpool by giving easy interchange between Northern Line, City Line and West Coast Main Line services.
Construction began in 2004. Allerton station closed in July 2005 and the new station was built on its site. The concourse, bus station and car park were built on land that was once the home of South Liverpool F.C. An information board situated on the footpath towards the main road explains the history of the site. The station opened on 11 June 2006, the day after Garston station closed.
At the time of opening, the Merseyrail City Line service (which had been hourly at the former Allerton station) was increased to half-hourly. The station also became an additional stop on the Liverpool-Birmingham service (then operated by Central Trains). From 11 December 2006, the Monday-Saturday evening service on the Northern Line was increased to run every 15 minutes, instead of half-hourly as previously.
Initially, many long-distance services omitted Liverpool South Parkway from their timetables.
Garston, Liverpool, England, UK, L19 5PQ
Description
Keywords: Manchester City Centre,Manchester,City Centre,city,NQ,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,buildings,streets,Railway,sign,Everything Is Connected,Everything Is Connected sign,Fairfield St,Mayfield,history,brick,station,scheme,proposed,development,schemes,poster,posters,property,London and Continental Railways,London & Continental Railways,LNWR,London Midland,Goods Station,disused,Square One development,Square One,Prime Suspect drug dealers haunt
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7KXJ - Manchester Mayfield is a former railway station in Manchester, England, on the south side of Fairfield Street next to Manchester Piccadilly Station. Opened in 1910, Mayfield was constructed as a four-platform relief station adjacent to Piccadilly to alleviate overcrowding. In 1960, the station was closed to passengers and in 1986 it was permanently closed to all services.
After years of abandonment and many proposed development schemes, the station roof was dismantled in February 2013. The site was used for Manchester International Festival in July 2013.
Manchester Mayfield railway station and the surrounding 6.2-acre (25,000 m2) site is the property of London and Continental Railways, the residual government-owned corporation and former partner in Eurostar.
Fairfield street, Piccadilly, Manchester, North West England, UK , M1 2QF
Description
Keywords: Manchester City Centre,Manchester,City Centre,city,NQ,NQ4,Northern Quarter,North West,England,UK,GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,buildings,streets,Railway,sign,Fairfield St,Mayfield,history,brick,station,scheme,proposed,development,schemes,poster,posters,property,London and Continental Railways,London & Continental Railways,LNWR,London Midland,Goods Station,disused,Square One development,Square One,Prime Suspect drug dealers haunt
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7KXX - Manchester Mayfield is a former railway station in Manchester, England, on the south side of Fairfield Street next to Manchester Piccadilly Station. Opened in 1910, Mayfield was constructed as a four-platform relief station adjacent to Piccadilly to alleviate overcrowding. In 1960, the station was closed to passengers and in 1986 it was permanently closed to all services.
After years of abandonment and many proposed development schemes, the station roof was dismantled in February 2013. The site was used for Manchester International Festival in July 2013.
Manchester Mayfield railway station and the surrounding 6.2-acre (25,000 m2) site is the property of London and Continental Railways, the residual government-owned corporation and former partner in Eurostar.
Fairfield street, Piccadilly, Manchester, North West England, UK , M1 2QF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7KY2 - Manchester Mayfield is a former railway station in Manchester, England, on the south side of Fairfield Street next to Manchester Piccadilly Station. Opened in 1910, Mayfield was constructed as a four-platform relief station adjacent to Piccadilly to alleviate overcrowding. In 1960, the station was closed to passengers and in 1986 it was permanently closed to all services.
After years of abandonment and many proposed development schemes, the station roof was dismantled in February 2013. The site was used for Manchester International Festival in July 2013.
Manchester Mayfield railway station and the surrounding 6.2-acre (25,000 m2) site is the property of London and Continental Railways, the residual government-owned corporation and former partner in Eurostar.
Fairfield street, Piccadilly, Manchester, North West England, UK , M1 2QF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RF7KY9 - Manchester Mayfield is a former railway station in Manchester, England, on the south side of Fairfield Street next to Manchester Piccadilly Station. Opened in 1910, Mayfield was constructed as a four-platform relief station adjacent to Piccadilly to alleviate overcrowding. In 1960, the station was closed to passengers and in 1986 it was permanently closed to all services.
After years of abandonment and many proposed development schemes, the station roof was dismantled in February 2013. The site was used for Manchester International Festival in July 2013.
Manchester Mayfield railway station and the surrounding 6.2-acre (25,000 m2) site is the property of London and Continental Railways, the residual government-owned corporation and former partner in Eurostar.
Fairfield street, Piccadilly, Manchester, North West England, UK , M1 2QF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P69RG2 - Direct Rail Services Class 57 No. 57309 'Pride of Crewe'stands in the platform 1 sidings at Carlisle wearing DRS Compass livery at 17:01 on Monday 13th October 2014. Built by Brush Traction, Loughborough on 21 February 1966 as as D1931, it was renumbered to 47254 inder the TOPS sceme, then to 47651 on 4 July 1986, then to 47806 on 19 July 1989 and finally rebuilt as Class 57 57309 in June 2003.
The Class 57 is a re-engineered locomotive, rebuilt by Brush Traction, Loughborough between 1998 and 2004 from redundant Class 47 locomotives. The locomotives are fitted with a refurbished EMD engine, Class 56 traction motors and a reconditioned alternator, improving reliability and performance. Three variants exist, one for freight and two for passenger operations. Each cost £300,000, about one-third that of a new build locomotive.
The class has its origins in 1997 when Freightliner ordered an initial six locomotives. In 2001, a prototype locomotive was converted with electric train heating, with a view to obtaining orders from passenger companies.
DRS took 57302, 57305 and 57309 from Porterbrook in April 2012 on a three year lease. Since December 2012, Direct Rail Services have provided haulage for Virgin Trains. As part of the deal another three 57/3s were leased. In July 2014, DRS took over the leases of the remaining six 57/3s from Network Rail. West Coast Railway Company took over another six, 57313 to 57316 and 57601.
Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA1 1QZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P69RG3 - Direct Rail Services Class 57 No. 57309 'Pride of Crewe'stands in the platform 1 sidings at Carlisle wearing DRS Compass livery at 17:01 on Monday 13th October 2014. Built by Brush Traction, Loughborough on 21 February 1966 as as D1931, it was renumbered to 47254 inder the TOPS sceme, then to 47651 on 4 July 1986, then to 47806 on 19 July 1989 and finally rebuilt as Class 57 57309 in June 2003.
The Class 57 is a re-engineered locomotive, rebuilt by Brush Traction, Loughborough between 1998 and 2004 from redundant Class 47 locomotives. The locomotives are fitted with a refurbished EMD engine, Class 56 traction motors and a reconditioned alternator, improving reliability and performance. Three variants exist, one for freight and two for passenger operations. Each cost £300,000, about one-third that of a new build locomotive.
The class has its origins in 1997 when Freightliner ordered an initial six locomotives. In 2001, a prototype locomotive was converted with electric train heating, with a view to obtaining orders from passenger companies.
DRS took 57302, 57305 and 57309 from Porterbrook in April 2012 on a three year lease. Since December 2012, Direct Rail Services have provided haulage for Virgin Trains. As part of the deal another three 57/3s were leased. In July 2014, DRS took over the leases of the remaining six 57/3s from Network Rail. West Coast Railway Company took over another six, 57313 to 57316 and 57601.
Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA1 1QZ
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Southwark station , London Underground Ltd., 68 - 70 Blackfriars Rd, London, England, UK , SE1 8JZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P307GP - Altrincham Interchange is a transport hub in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of a bus station on Stamford Road, a Northern Rail-operated heavy rail station on the Mid-Cheshire Line, and a light rail stop which forms the terminus of Metrolink's Altrincham Line.
The original heavy rail element of the station was opened by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway as Altrincham and Bowdon railway station in April 1881, changing to Altrincham railway station in May 1974. The Metrolink element opened in June 1992. The Interchange underwent a complete redevelopment, at a cost of £19 million, starting in mid-July 2013. The new bus station opened officially on 7 December 2014.
Altrincham Interchange has four platforms. Two bay platforms are used for Metrolink services. Two further through platforms accommodate train services on the line between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester via Stockport. A bus station on the edge of the complex provides road-based interchange, and there is also a taxi rank.
44 Stamford New Rd, Altrincham WA14 1EJ, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P53BTY - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A £40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday.
Glasgow, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P53BW1 - The Glasgow Subway is an underground metro line in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro. It is the only heavy rail underground metro system in the United Kingdom outside London, and also the only one in the United Kingdom which operates completely underground. It is also one of the very few railways in the world with a track running gauge of 4 ft (1,219 mm). Formerly a cable railway, the Subway was later electrified, but its twin circular lines were never expanded. The line was originally known as the Glasgow District Subway, but was later renamed Glasgow Subway Railway. It was so called when taken over by the Glasgow Corporation who renamed it the Glasgow Underground in 1936. Despite this rebranding, many Glaswegians continued to refer to the network as the Subway. In 2003 the name Subway was officially readopted by its operator, the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT). A £40,000 study examining the feasibility of an expansion into the city's south side is in progress.
The system is not the oldest underground railway in Glasgow
that distinction belongs to a 3.1 mi (5.0 km) section of the Glasgow City and District Railway opened in 1863, now part of the North Clyde Line of the suburban railway network, which runs in a sub-surface tunnel under the city centre between High Street and west of Charing Cross. Another major section of underground suburban railway line in Glasgow is the Argyle Line, which was formerly part of the Glasgow Central Railway.
The Subway runs from 06:30 to 23:40 Monday to Saturday and 10:00 to 18:12 on Sunday.
Glasgow, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MJ2YEB -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MHM679 -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MHM67R -
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy MHM683 -
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Manchester M1, UK
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One Derby Square, James St, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, L2 9XX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ6YN - London train stations have been given a festive makeover with a series of Christmas puns.
South West Trains made the change to celebrate the coming of the Christmas holidays and provide some much-needed cheer to long-suffering London commuters.
Delighted passengers have been sharing pictures and video of the new names, which include London Winterloo and Deck the Vauxhall.
Other highlights included Three Kingston, New Mald-wine and Raynesdeer Park
Surbiton,Greater London,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy HEJ709 - London train stations have been given a festive makeover with a series of Christmas puns.
South West Trains made the change to celebrate the coming of the Christmas holidays and provide some much-needed cheer to long-suffering London commuters.
Delighted passengers have been sharing pictures and video of the new names, which include London Winterloo and Deck the Vauxhall.
Other highlights included Three Kingston, New Mald-wine and Raynesdeer Park
Surbiton,Greater London,England,UK
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Waterloo,London,England,UK
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PaddingtonStation, Paddington, London, England,Uk
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PaddingtonStation, Paddington, London, England,Uk
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Kings Cross, London, England UK
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Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK
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Warrington, Cheshire, England UK
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Lime St,Liverpool,Merseyside, England, UK L1 1JD
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy G9BJJB - The Sutton Coldfield train crash took place at about 16:13 on 23 January 1955 in Sutton Coldfield, a town now within the City of Birmingham, when an express passenger train traveling from York to Bristol, England, derailed due to excessive speed on a sharp curve.
Accident circumstances
Headed by a LMS Class 5 4-6-0 steam locomotive No 45274, the 12:15 York to Bristol express, consisting of ten carriages, approached Sutton Coldfield railway station at about 55-60 mph (88-96 km/h) ” twice the permitted speed of 30 mph. When it reached the sharp curve immediately before the station, the train derailed, colliding with the platforms.
The carriages, engine, and station buildings were severely damaged. The first carriage was crushed between the engine and the second carriage. The fourth carriage was knocked into the air causing it to drag along the station roof, damaging both the roof and the platforms to either side. Seventeen people, including the train crew, were killed and 25 injured.
The train had been diverted away from its usual route into Birmingham via Tamworth because of engineering work. The regular driver did not know the diversionary route via Sutton Coldfield, so another driver, fully conversant with it, had joined him at Burton-on-Trent to 'conduct' him over this section. However, the regular driver, complaining that the rough riding of the engine was tiring him, left the footplate and took a seat in the train, leaving the conductor driver in charge. This action was later criticised by the Inspecting Officer who commented that, even though he did not know the route, the safety of the train was still his responsibility.
On 23 January 2016, the day after the 61st anniversary of the crash, a memorial to the victims was unveiled, at Sutton Coldfield station, by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Ray Hassall
Railway Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, B73 6AY
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Wigan North Western Station, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK
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Wigan North Western Station, Wigan, Lancs, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7N8B3 - Munich Oktoberfest
Only beer conforming to the Reinheitsgebot, and brewed within the city limits of Munich, can be served at the Munich Oktoberfest. Beers meeting these criteria are designated Oktoberfest Beer. Veteran bartenders take a mere 1.5 seconds to fill up a litre stein.
Bayerstraße 10A, 80335 München, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7NBP8 - München Hauptbahnhof (German for Munich main railway station) is the main railway station in the city of Munich, Germany. It is one of the three long distance stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. München Hauptbahnhof sees about 450,000 passengers a day, which puts it on par with other large stations in Germany, such as Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.
It is one of 21 stations classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 1 station. The mainline station is a terminal station with 32 platforms. The subterranean S-Bahn with 2 platforms and U-Bahn stations with 6 platforms are through stations.
The first Munich station was built about 800 metres to the west in 1839. A station at the current site was opened in 1849 and it has been rebuilt numerous times, including to replace the main station building, which was badly damaged during World War II.
Bayerstrasse 10A, 80335 München, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7NBT0 - München Hauptbahnhof (German for Munich main railway station) is the main railway station in the city of Munich, Germany. It is one of the three long distance stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. München Hauptbahnhof sees about 450,000 passengers a day, which puts it on par with other large stations in Germany, such as Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.
It is one of 21 stations classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 1 station. The mainline station is a terminal station with 32 platforms. The subterranean S-Bahn with 2 platforms and U-Bahn stations with 6 platforms are through stations.
The first Munich station was built about 800 metres to the west in 1839. A station at the current site was opened in 1849 and it has been rebuilt numerous times, including to replace the main station building, which was badly damaged during World War II.
Bayerstrasse 10A, 80335 München, Germany
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7NBWB - München Hauptbahnhof (German for Munich main railway station) is the main railway station in the city of Munich, Germany. It is one of the three long distance stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. München Hauptbahnhof sees about 450,000 passengers a day, which puts it on par with other large stations in Germany, such as Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.
It is one of 21 stations classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 1 station. The mainline station is a terminal station with 32 platforms. The subterranean S-Bahn with 2 platforms and U-Bahn stations with 6 platforms are through stations.
The first Munich station was built about 800 metres to the west in 1839. A station at the current site was opened in 1849 and it has been rebuilt numerous times, including to replace the main station building, which was badly damaged during World War II.
Bayerstrasse 10A, 80335 München, Germany
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Rassbottom Street, STALYBRIDGE, Greater Manchester, England, SK15 1RF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY3RN9 - Stalybridge railway station serves Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. It lies on the Huddersfield Line, 7½ miles (12 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly and 8¼ miles (13 km) east of Manchester Victoria. The station is managed by First TransPennine Express.
Stalybridge station was built by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway and opened on 23 December 1845. There was a Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway station adjacent but this closed in 1917. The main function of the station was as a junction for the Stockport-Stalybridge Line, which allowed passengers from London and the South to transfer to the Huddersfield Line. This role has been lost since it is now possible for passengers to change at Manchester Piccadilly station. The Micklehurst Loop also diverged from the original 1849 Huddersfield & Manchester main line here - it was closed in 1966, but the disused tunnel it used to pass below the town's northern suburbs can be seen alongside the original one that is still used today by trains heading to and from Yorkshire.
Rassbottom Street, STALYBRIDGE, Greater Manchester, England, SK15 1RF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KCW - Dewsbury is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds. It lies by the River Calder and an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation.
Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, after undergoing a period of major growth in the 19th century as a mill town, Dewsbury went through a period of decline. More recently there has been redevelopment of derelict mills into flats, and regenerating of city areas.
According to the 2011 census the Dewsbury urban sub-area had a population of 62,945. Dewsbury is the largest town in the Heavy Woollen District, a conurbation of small mill towns.
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDR - Marsden is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) west of Huddersfield and located at the confluence of the River Colne and the Wessenden Brook. It was formerly an important centre for the production of woollen cloth, focused at Bank Bottom Mill, which closed in 2003. According to a 2008 mid-year estimate the village has a population of 4,440
34 Station Road, Marsden, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Parker St, Warrington,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PGW - Edinburgh Waverley railway station, often simply referred to as Waverley, or as Edinburgh, is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres (10 ha) in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being London Waterloo
and is both a terminal station and a through station, in contrast to the majority of central London stations. Ticketing generally regards Waverley and Haymarket as interchangeable subject to operator validity.
It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail. It is the northern limit of the East Coast Main Line to Network Rail infrastructure definition, but through-services operate to Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness.
There are many local services operated by ScotRail, including the four routes to Glasgow, the Fife Circle, and services to Stirling/Dunblane/Alloa/North Berwick/Dunbar, and the station is the terminus of the Edinburgh leg of the West Coast Main Line served by Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express. Long distance inter-city trains to England are operated by CrossCountry to destinations such as York, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Plymouth.
Market St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK EH1 1DE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F89PH4 - Edinburgh Waverley railway station, often simply referred to as Waverley, or as Edinburgh, is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres (10 ha) in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being London Waterloo
and is both a terminal station and a through station, in contrast to the majority of central London stations. Ticketing generally regards Waverley and Haymarket as interchangeable subject to operator validity.
It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail. It is the northern limit of the East Coast Main Line to Network Rail infrastructure definition, but through-services operate to Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness.
There are many local services operated by ScotRail, including the four routes to Glasgow, the Fife Circle, and services to Stirling/Dunblane/Alloa/North Berwick/Dunbar, and the station is the terminus of the Edinburgh leg of the West Coast Main Line served by Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express. Long distance inter-city trains to England are operated by CrossCountry to destinations such as York, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids and Plymouth.
Market St, Edinburgh, Scotland , UK EH1 1DE
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy ED9DKW - Announcing its foray into the convenience sector in July 2008, Waitrose opened its first convenience store in Nottingham in December of that year. In September 2009, it was announced that a large-scale roll-out of the concept was planned, opening up to 300 stores in 5 to 10 years.
The new arm will operate in a two-tier environment, with the majority of sites expected to trade from 2,500“3,000 sq ft and some trading from a larger 5,000“7,000 sq ft floor plate. A trial of a 'little Waitrose' fascia on smaller floor plate stores may yet lead to brand differentiation of some or all of the convenience estate.
As of 1 February 2012 there were 29 little Waitrose convenience stores
Piccadilly Approach, Manchester, England, UK
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Euston, London, England, United Kingdom
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Clapham Junction, Battersea,London,England, UK
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Clapham Junction, Battersea,London,England, UK
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Clapham Junction, Battersea,London,England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EC2T0P - The Church of the Nazarene is an international Cgurch which began in Britain, Canada and the United States of America (USA). Eleven small denominations, all sharing the Wesleyan heritage, came together in a series of unions between 1896 and 1958. One of those unions in 1908 is taken as the official beginning of the Church.
Of the eleven denominations, three were British. The first of these, a group in Scotland led by Rev. George Sharpe, joined in 1915. This was followed by two other groups in England, one led by Mr. David Thomas of london, the other led by Rev. Maynard G. James which headquarters in Lancashire, which united in 1952 and 1955.
THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH:
The Wesleyan Rivival that saved eighteenth century England from Revolution reaffirmed the testimaony and experience of the Early Church that God is ableto forgive man's sin and cleanse his heart from all unrighteousness (1John 1:9).
The mission of the church is, To make Christlike disciples in the nations. The Church of the |Nazarene seeks to share the love of God and the good news about Jesus Christ, and to demonstrate concern for the whole person by ministering to the Spiritual, Mental, Social and Physical.
2 Grant Road,Battersea,Clapham Junction,London,SW11 2NU
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Clapham Junction station, London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R64TPP - This image shows the iconic London Underground roundel marking the entrance to Knightsbridge tube station in central London. The red circular symbol with blue horizontal bar is one of the most recognisable pieces of transport branding in the world and has become synonymous with the city itself.
Knightsbridge station is located on the Piccadilly line and serves one of London's most internationally known districts, close to major attractions including department stores, museums, and Hyde Park. The illuminated station name signage beneath the roundel identifies the entrance and reinforces the Underground's consistent visual identity across the network.
The London Underground is the world's oldest underground railway system and remains a vital part of daily life in the capital, carrying millions of passengers each day. Images of the roundel are frequently used to represent London travel, commuting, tourism, and urban mobility.
Photographed at street level with surrounding buildings visible in the background, the image captures the integration of historic transport infrastructure within the modern cityscape. It is well suited for editorial use covering London transport, urban life, tourism, public infrastructure, and iconic British design.
Knightsbridge tube station Knightsbridge, Westminster, London, England, UK, SW1X 7LY
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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DG37YT - The current North Bridge is 525 feet (160 m) long and has three spans of arched girders each 175 feet (53 m) feet in length. It is 75 feet (23 m) wide. It was constructed from 1894“1897 by Sir William Arrol & Co., which company is also noted for construction of the Forth Bridge. The design of the ornamentation was by the City architect of the time, Robert Morham.
The foundation stone was laid on 25 May 1896 by the then Lord Provost (the Rt. Hon Andrew McDonald, with Masonic ceremonial. A medal[3] was struck commemorating the opening of the bridge on 15 September 1897.[4] The medal shows a view of the bridge with trains underneath and on the obverse a bust of the by then knighted Sir Andrew McDonald, Lord Provost.[5]
K.O.S.B. Memorial by Birnie Rhind, North Bridge
Situated on the bridge is a war memorial, by sculptor William Birnie Rhind which memorialises soldiers of the King's Own Scottish Borderers killed in campaigns between 1878 and 1902.[6]
At the southern end of the bridge (where it meets the Royal Mile and South Bridge, in the Edinburgh's Old Town) are substantial buildings whose main entrances are at carriageway level but which also have entrances in the valley below. Those on the west side are The Scotsman Hotel, former headquarters of The Scotsman newspaper, alongside a block of commercial premises and flats (Royal Mile Mansions). That on the east housed Patrick Thomson's department store from 1906 until 1976 when its then owner the House of Fraser rebranded it as Arnotts department store. The store closed in 1981 and the building was redeveloped as a hotel and smaller shops.
At the northern end of the bridge, where it meets Princes Street in the New Town, on the west side is the Balmoral Hotel, originally built as the North British Hotel, the North British Railway's hotel serving Waverley Station, which lies below. On the east side is Waverley Gate, originally the Edinburgh General Post Office, now
Northbridge Edinburgh Scotland UK EH1
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Blackfriars London, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJJY - The West Riding Pub Dewsbury Station , A prominent pub on the Ale Train from Stalybridge to Batley
The West Riding, Platform Two, Dewsbury Station, Wellington Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. WF13 1HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DDJPNM - This is a pub on the Ale Train Trail
Dewsbury Railway station, Station Road, Dewsbury, Wet Yorkshire WF13 1HF
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DB0FWF - Red plaque commemorating 1930s unemployed in Ardwick Manchester . Demonstration of unemployed marched from Ardwick Green , east of town
London road, Manchester, England
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJNB - Help point train information at Slateford Scotrail railway station near Edinburgh an un-manned station
Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH14 1BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJNT - Help point train information at Slateford Scotrail railway station near Edinburgh an un-manned station
Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH14 1BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJRA - Multi-lingual sign in Slateford Railway Station in Edinburgh Scotland UK
In preparation for Scottish Independence, signs in Gaelic
Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH14 1BX
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFEFJ1 - Virgin Voyager intercity train arrives at Warrington Bank Quay Railway Station. Looking south.
Platform 2, Warrington Bank Quay, Parker street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFEFJ3 - Virgin Pendo Pendolino train standing at platform three, Warrington Bank Quay railway station, Parker St, Warrington, Cheshire
Warrington Bank Quay, Parker Street, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFEFJ5 - Interior Bank Quay Railway Station Warrington, North West England, Cheshire, England, UK
Bank Quay Railway Station, Parker Street, Warrington, North West England, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CFEFJ6 - Welcome to Warrington Town Centre sign, outside Bank Quay mainline railway station, Parker Street, Cheshire, England, UK.
Green light on the traffic light
Parker Street (outside Warrington BQ Station), Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HF7P - London Road Bridge at dusk, Close to Piccadilly railway Station Manchester , England UK
London Road, Piccadilly, Manchester
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Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station , Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, Greater Manchester, En
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23A Bolton St, Bury,Greater Manchester,North West England,UK, BL9 0EY
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23A Bolton St, Bury,Greater Manchester,North West England,UK, BL9 0EY
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Keywords: Waverley,station,at,dusk,in,winter,snow,Princes,St,Edinburgh,Scotland,UK,mainline,main,line,railway,station,train,gotonysmith,blue,evening,night,shot,red,lights,signals,signal,platforms,RF,hotel,clock,national,british,rail,Edinburgh,and,Glasgow,Railway,LEcosse,Edimbourg,Schotland,Schottland,La,Scozia,Edimburgo,Escocia,Edimburgo,railroad,tour,tours,tourist,BR,railtrack,Scotrail,scottish,independance,independence,home,rule,devolution,parliament,SNP,national,party,@Hotpixuk,Government,2014,Scots,vote,voting,gotonysmith,Tour,tourist,tourism,tourist,attraction,Scotland,Capital,City,Scots,Scottish,icon,iconic,@Hotpixuk,HotpixUk,Tour,tourist,tourism,tourist,attraction,Scotland,Capital,City,Scots,Scottish,icon,iconic,@Hotpixuk,HotpixUk,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,Tourist Attraction,city Centre,Tourist Attraction,city Centre
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF7D88 - Waverley station at dusk in winter snow, Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh Waverley railway station (referred to by National Rail simply as Edinburgh but also commonly called Waverley) is the main railway station in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Covering an area of over 25 acres (101,000 m²) in the centre of the city, it is the second-largest main line railway station in the United Kingdom in terms of area, the largest being London Waterloo
it is one of 18 stations managed by Network Rail. It is the northern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, and the terminus of the Edinburgh branch of the West Coast Main Line.
Waverley is the second-busiest railway station in Scotland, with only Glasgow Central handling more passengers. According to Network Rail, which manages the station, over 19.2 million people use it annually
Waverley station, Princes St, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Keywords: manchester,deans,gate,deansgate,A56,road,station,railway,castlefield,knott,bar,knottmill,mill,tony,smith,hotpix,tonysmith,tonysmithhotpix,dusk,magic,blue,hour,ice,snow,canal,winter,dukes,92,dukes92,reflection,reflections,night,street,light,lighting,england,UK,GB,north,west,northwest,europe
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 5890756904 - 'The road is named after the lost River Dene, which may have flowed along the Hanging Ditch connecting the River Irk to the River Irwell, at the northern end of Deansgate. ('gate' derives from the Norse gata, meaning way).
It begins now at Victoria Street but that street was a 19th-century creation: at the time the east side of Deansgate was occupied by Victoria Buildings (built by Manchester Corporation in 1876 but ruined during a bomb raid in December 1940 during the Second World War) on a triangular site (later a statue of Oliver Cromwell was placed at the northern corner commemorating Manchester's support for Parliament in the English Civil War). The statue was a gift to the city by Mrs. Abel Heywood in memory of her first husband Thomas Goadsby
it was the first large statue of Cromwell to be raised in the open anywhere in England.
At the northern end of Deansgate it becomes Victoria Street, on which lies Manchester Cathedral, and at the southern end is Deansgate railway station. At this point Deansgate connects with Bridgewater Viaduct and Chester Road (Whitworth Street West also meets it at this point). The section to the south of Peter Street was until the end of the 18th century known as Aldport Street (Aldport being the former name of the Castlefield area once separate from medieval Manchester).
The northern end of the street used to adjoin a retail area known as The Shambles. This was badly damaged in the IRA bombing in 1996. The area was eventually redeveloped and is home to several new buildings, including No. 1 Deansgate and the Manchester branch of Harvey Nichols.
Other recent additions to the Deansgate area include the Royal Bank of Scotland building, the Beetham Tower, and the redevelopment of the Great Northern Warehouse. These stand in contrast with historic buildings, such as the John Rylands Library and the Barton Arcade shopping mall. The disused Manchester and Salford Junction canal runs directly underneath Deansgate and below the Great Northern Warehouse.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3813064130 - 'R72 filter used here. with a tripod.
Empire Theatre and fountains looking down towards Liverpool Lime street railway station, England, UK
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Keywords: Rush,Hour,Glasgow,central,railway,station,mainline,main,line,tonysmith,tony,smith,interesting,place,places,hotpix!,#tonysmithhotpix
Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3828202424 - 'Crowds of people rushing across the station to get home to Paisley, Gourock, Kirkwood, Motherwell or Whitecraigs. Maybe even further afield to Warrington, Birmingham or Euston. An old friendly victorian building, full of history and transport police.
(avoid using a tripod, or if you'd better be quick!).
A character from the merchant city and one of my favourite watering holes www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3813065342/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4326403404 - ''Passengers are not allowed to cross the railway except by the bridge' cast iron black and white sign at Carrog station, Llangollen Steam Railway.
A cold winter December day, deep in the rainy Welsh countryside.
Another sign, defaced for an alternative purpose www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3837494263/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy DANJMR - Passenger help point at Slateford ScotRail railway station near Edinburgh, Scotland, photographed beside a white picket fence and leafy platform boundary in bright daylight. The image shows a yellow circular Help Point sign, a red and white assistance symbol, an orange and grey intercom unit, speaker grille and push button, with clear wording telling passengers to press the button and speak clearly for train information or emergency contact. The notice also warns that CCTV control is connected to the system and that misuse may result in prosecution. This is a strong editorial stock image for unstaffed railway stations, passenger safety, rail accessibility, help points, emergency communication, suburban transport, public information systems and the everyday infrastructure behind Scotland's railway network. Slateford is a suburban station in the west of Edinburgh, served by ScotRail trains on routes linking the city with Glasgow, Shotts, Carstairs and other parts of central Scotland. The help point is particularly relevant because smaller stations may not have staffed ticket offices or a visible member of staff on site, so passengers rely on signs, public address systems, CCTV, intercoms, live information displays and mobile travel apps to get assistance. The photograph can illustrate stories about public transport access, passenger confidence, lone travel, station security, disability support, service disruption, railway modernisation, transport funding and the tension between cost-saving staffing models and the need for reassurance at quieter stops. Visible details include the bold yellow sign, warning text, ScotRail reference, tactile height position, metal post, trees, gravel, fencing and clean platform-side setting. The image is useful for railway, safety, infrastructure, accessibility, customer service and Scottish transport themes, especially where a generic visual is needed for station assistance rather than trains themselves.
Slateford railway station,, Slateford Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH14 1BX
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Southwark station , London Underground Ltd., 68 - 70 Blackfriars Rd, London, England, UK , SE1 8JZ
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Crewe,Cheshire,England,UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JX2WN6 - Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England. Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre
the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished in the early 1980s.
History
The centre was established in the old London, Midland and Scottish Railway yard, which was once part of Crewe Works, between the junction to Chester and the West Coast Main Line. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 24 July 1987. It was renamed in 1992 as Crewe Railway Age by the owning registered charity but, after the management of the centre was taken over by a new group of volunteers, the museum returned to its original name of Crewe Heritage Centre in early 2008.
Exhibits
The centre has a series of exhibits, ranging from the only surviving APT-P train, miniature railways, three open signal boxes (Crewe Station A, Crewe North Junction and Exeter West) and a varied collection of standard gauge steam, diesel and electric locomotives, as well as occasional visiting locomotives. The Main Exhibition Hall features many artefacts and exhibits associated with Crewe, from its locomotive and carriage construction to its famous junction railway station. Brake Van rides are available to the public during special events.
Advanced Passenger Train
APT No.370 003/006 at Crewe Heritage Centre
Built by British Rail (BR) the 1970s and 1980s, this Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT) is the only surviving APT set. Numbered 370 003/006, it is open at all times with an occasional cafe run from the original buffet car (selected days only). The APT-P museum can be found inside one of the carriages, with photographs on display from the APT project
Crewe Heritage centre, Vernon Way, Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK, CW1 2DB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2BEW1CD - Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England. Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre
the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished in the early 1980s.
History
The centre was established in the old London, Midland and Scottish Railway yard, which was once part of Crewe Works, between the junction to Chester and the West Coast Main Line. It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, on 24 July 1987. It was renamed in 1992 as Crewe Railway Age by the owning registered charity but, after the management of the centre was taken over by a new group of volunteers, the museum returned to its original name of Crewe Heritage Centre in early 2008.
Exhibits
The centre has a series of exhibits, ranging from the only surviving APT-P train, miniature railways, three open signal boxes (Crewe Station A, Crewe North Junction and Exeter West) and a varied collection of standard gauge steam, diesel and electric locomotives, as well as occasional visiting locomotives. The Main Exhibition Hall features many artefacts and exhibits associated with Crewe, from its locomotive and carriage construction to its famous junction railway station. Brake Van rides are available to the public during special events.
Advanced Passenger Train
APT No.370 003/006 at Crewe Heritage Centre
Built by British Rail (BR) the 1970s and 1980s, this Class 370 Advanced Passenger Train (APT) is the only surviving APT set. Numbered 370 003/006, it is open at all times with an occasional cafe run from the original buffet car (selected days only). The APT-P museum can be found inside one of the carriages, with photographs on display from the APT project
Cheshire,England, UK, CW1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AJRRHJ - Avanti West Coast is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that began operating the West Coast Partnership franchise on 8 December 2019. It replaced Virgin Trains, which had operated the franchise since 1997.
In November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that the InterCity West Coast franchise would be superseded by the West Coast Partnership (WCP), which would include operating High Speed 2 (HS2) services from 2026.
The DfT required that bidders have experience in high-speed trains and infrastructure, hence all partnered with an existing high-speed operator. In June 2017, the DfT announced that three consortia had been shortlisted to bid for the franchise:
FirstGroup (70%) / Trenitalia (30%)
MTR Corporation (75%) / Guangshen Railway Company (25%)
Stagecoach (50%) / SNCF (30%) / Virgin Group (20%)
In August 2019 the DfT awarded the franchise to the First Trenitalia consortium with Avanti West Coast to commence operations on 8 December 2019. Some uncertainty remains as the Competition and Markets Authority launched a merger inquiry into the award of the franchise following a referral from the European Commission
Avanti West Coast initially operates the same services as Virgin Trains on the West Coast Main Line. When High Speed 2 opens, it will also operate these services.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, england, UK, WA1 1LW
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGJWX7 - The British Rail Class 231 is a class of eleven diesel-electric multiple units of the FLIRT family, which have been built for Transport for Wales by Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail. The first units entered service on 18 January 2023
The previous Wales & Borders rail franchise operator, KeolisAmey Wales ordered the new trains. Although KeolisAmey was removed as the franchise operator and replaced by an operator of last resort Transport for Wales Rail, owned by the Welsh Government, the scheduled full fleet replacement continued.
The units began testing in Switzerland in July 2021 and in November 2021 the first two units were delivered to Cardiff Canton depot
The Class 231 units are currently operating services on the Rhymney Line, though it is expected they will operate services between Maesteg and Cheltenham Spa, and between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town.
Class 231 units have four passenger vehicles, along with a separate Power Pack vehicle at the centre of the unit that contains four diesel generator sets. The diesel generators comply with EU Stage V emissions regulations. All vehicles are linked by unpowered Jacobs bogies, while the outermost bogie at each end of each unit carries the traction motors
Cardiff Central Station, Cardiff , Wales, UK, CF10 1EP
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy H19DH1 - Royal Mail ( RoyalMail.com) train TPO, traveling Post Office going north from Warrington Bank Quay Station, England, UK, WA1 1UP is a useful documentary subject because it fixes a recognisable place, object or activity in its real setting rather than presenting it as a staged illustration. A Royal Mail Travelling Post Office train recalls the period when mail was sorted on the move, linking railways, postal logistics and the speed of national communications before digital messaging. The subject can illustrate railway heritage, postal history, public ownership, logistics, night mail, industrial labour and the romance attached to mail trains in British culture. The location detail, Warrington, Bank, WA1 1UP, strengthens searches for regional features, travel pages, local-history pieces and news use where a named place matters. Relevant editorial themes include railway station, passenger rail, train travel, public transport, office building, head office, workplace and corporate premises, with each theme rooted in the visible subject, place or activity. It would suit newspaper, magazine, web, council, transport, heritage, housing, retail, travel or social-commentary use where a believable, unpolished view of real life is more valuable than a generic illustration.
Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1 1UP
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Piccadilly Station, London road, Manchester, England, UK, M60 7RA
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Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, England, UK, M3 1WY
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Warrington Bank Quay, Cheshire, England, UK, WA1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2ANMBE0 - Abellio ScotRail contract to end three years early
Abellio ScotRail's contract to run train services in Scotland will end early, Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has announced.
The Dutch firm has been running the franchise since 2015 but had faced criticism over cancellations and performance levels.
The contract, worth more than £7bn over 10 years, was due to last until 2025.
But Mr Matheson said a so-called break clause would be used to end the franchise three years early, in 2022.
He told MSPs he was looking at other options for the future, including the franchise being run by the public sector.
What is the ScotRail franchise?
ScotRail operates about 2,400 train services a day, and covers all services in Scotland except those run by other operators which cross the border.
It is not responsible for the maintenance of the track, which falls under Network Rail nor the operation of the main rail routes from Glasgow and Edinburgh to London.
There had been political pressure on ministers over the service with complaints over a high number of cancellations, overcrowding and the cost of tickets.
In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Matheson said a proposed increase in government subsidy for the service would not deliver sufficient benefits to passengers or the economy.
Image caption Mr Matheson told the Scottish parliament a break clause will be used to end the franchise early
Mr Matheson said Abellio had successes and challenges over the first five years of the ScotRail franchise, but that his decision was the right one for passengers, communities, the economy and taxpayers.
He confirmed the contract would now run until 31 March, 2022.
It is of course necessary to plan for the future provision of ScotRail services and I can confirm that work is already under way to examine the options open to the Scottish ministers after the current contract comes to an end, he said.
The franchise system for Britain's railways is grinding to a halt.
Waverley, Edinburgh , Scotland, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,DRS,Two Tone,Compass Blue,Class 57,VTWC,Thunderbirds,Class57,Carlisle,railway,Station,Court Square,Cumbria,North West England,UK,CA1 1QZ,Crewe,Loughborough,693,works number,Brains,47806,renamed,renumbered,Ressaldar,Class 47,refurbished EMD engine,EMD engine,transport,traction,engine,BR,British Rail,rail services,Barrow,services
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P69RFX - Direct Rail Services Class 57 No. 57309 'Pride of Crewe'stands in the platform 1 sidings at Carlisle wearing DRS Compass livery at 17:01 on Monday 13th October 2014. Built by Brush Traction, Loughborough on 21 February 1966 as as D1931, it was renumbered to 47254 inder the TOPS sceme, then to 47651 on 4 July 1986, then to 47806 on 19 July 1989 and finally rebuilt as Class 57 57309 in June 2003.
The Class 57 is a re-engineered locomotive, rebuilt by Brush Traction, Loughborough between 1998 and 2004 from redundant Class 47 locomotives. The locomotives are fitted with a refurbished EMD engine, Class 56 traction motors and a reconditioned alternator, improving reliability and performance. Three variants exist, one for freight and two for passenger operations. Each cost £300,000, about one-third that of a new build locomotive.
The class has its origins in 1997 when Freightliner ordered an initial six locomotives. In 2001, a prototype locomotive was converted with electric train heating, with a view to obtaining orders from passenger companies.
DRS took 57302, 57305 and 57309 from Porterbrook in April 2012 on a three year lease. Since December 2012, Direct Rail Services have provided haulage for Virgin Trains. As part of the deal another three 57/3s were leased. In July 2014, DRS took over the leases of the remaining six 57/3s from Network Rail. West Coast Railway Company took over another six, 57313 to 57316 and 57601.
Carlisle railway station, or Carlisle Citadel, Court Square, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK CA1 1QZ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AND979 - Mind the gap is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train door and the station platform.
The phrase was first introduced in 1968 on the London Underground in the United Kingdom. It is today popularly associated with the UK among tourists because of the particularly British word choice (this meaning of the verb mind has largely fallen into disuse in the US).
The phrase Mind the gap was coined in around 1968 for a planned automated announcement, after it had become impractical for drivers and station attendants to warn passengers. London Underground chose digital recording using solid state equipment with no moving parts. As data storage capacity was expensive, the phrase had to be short. A concise warning was also easier to paint onto the platform.
The equipment was supplied by AEG Telefunken. According to the Independent on Sunday, sound engineer Peter Lodge, who owned Redan Recorders in Bayswater, working with a Scottish Telefunken engineer, recorded an actor reading Mind the gap and Stand clear of the doors please, but the actor insisted on royalties and the phrases had to be re-recorded. Lodge read the phrases to line up the recording equipment for level and those were used.
While Lodge's recording is still in use, some lines use other recordings. One was recorded by voice artist Emma Clarke. Others, on the Piccadilly line for example, were by Archers actor Tim Bentinck for 15 years, but are now by Julie Berry. At least 10 stations were supplied with announcers manufactured by PA Communications Ltd. of Milton Keynes. The recorded voice is that of Keith Wilson, their industrial sales manager at the time (May 1990). It can still be heard, at Paddington for example.
In March 2013, an old Mind the gap recording by the actor Oswald Laurence was restored to the curved northbound platform at Embankment station on the Northern line s
Station Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK, B73 6AQ
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Keywords: Northumberland,book,shop,bookshop,red,lights,lighting,old,railway,station,second-hand,bookshop,second,hand,secondhand,local,tourist,attraction,Victorian,Alnwicks,railway,station,Gazette,gotonysmith,Buy Pictures of,Buy Images Of,BarterBooksAlnwick,book store,books,store,reader,reading,second-hand bookshop,2nd hand,second hand,Stuart and Mary Manley,tourist attraction,Victorian Alnwick railway station
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy D8HCH4 - Barter Books is a second-hand bookshop located in the historic English market town of Alnwick, Northumberland owned and run by Stuart and Mary Manley. It has over 200,000 visitors a year, 40% of whom are from outside the area, and is one of the largest second-hand bookstores in Europe.[1] It is considered a local tourist attraction and has been described as the British Library of second-hand bookshops.
The bookshop is located within the Victorian Alnwick railway station, designed by William Bell and opened in 1887. It was in use until the closure of the Alnwick branch line in 1968. Barter Books was opened in 1991.
The shop is notable for its use of a barter system, whereby customers can exchange their books for credit against future purchases. Standard cash purchases are also available.
Barter Books has also been subject to crime on occasions. On the 3rd May 2007, a local newspaper, the Northumberland Gazette, reported that a book worth over £2,000 was returned to the book shop 5 years after it was stolen. It has also been subject to a scam which allowed thieves to take £200 in cash. However, the crime was dealt with in court.
Keep Calm and Carry On poster (1939)
Barter Books hit the headlines in 2000 when the owner discovered, in a box of old books bought at an auction, an old World War II poster from 1939. The slogan, Keep Calm and Carry On, and the simple design has turned it into an international phenomenon, and has been on the walls of places as diverse as Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street and the US Embassy in Belgium
Barter Books, Alnwick Station, Wagonway Road, ALNWICK, Northumberland, NE66 2NP
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