The Ghost Railway Station of Manchester Explored

[mancmackem]

Two options have explored in the past few years for Mayfield station: -

- Refurbish the station to take trains covering Liverpool (I think) and mid way distance places.
- Build an new indoor arena, mainly to act as a music venue.

After reading Wikipedia, the recent likelihood is that it will be demolished and offices built for the public/private sector.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Mayfield_railway_station

 

[given_is_ironman]

I love looking at old disused buildings. Does anyone remember it from when it was a fully operational train station?! Where did it's trains run to?

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I love looking at old disused buildings. Does anyone remember it from when it was a fully operational train station?! Where did it's trains run to?

Opened on 8 August 1910 by the London & North Western Railway, Manchester Mayfield was built alongside Manchester London Road station (later Piccadilly) to handle the increased number of trains and passengers following the opening of the Styal Line in 1909. It was connected to London Road via a high-level footbridge. It was mainly used by suburban services to the south of Manchester, but a number of main line services used it during busy periods.

Mayfield suffered the effects of bombing during World War II, when it was hit by a parachute mine. During the 1950s, the sole passenger usage consisted of the arrival of the Pines Express from Bournemouth West at about 5pm. It came into its own for a brief period during the electrification and modernisation of what was to become Piccadilly Station in the late 1950s, when many services were diverted to it after a restoration of sorts.
It was closed to passengers on 28 August 1960.

 

[Rascal]

Im sure i read somewhere that the station was once planned to be Manchesters link to Eurostar

But maybe i dreamt it

 

[foxy]

Some good pictures in the following thread...

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=44197" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/sho ... hp?t=44197</a>

 

[given_is_ironman]

I love looking at old disused buildings. Does anyone remember it from when it was a fully operational train station?! Where did it's trains run to?

Opened on 8 August 1910 by the London & North Western Railway, Manchester Mayfield was built alongside Manchester London Road station (later Piccadilly) to handle the increased number of trains and passengers following the opening of the Styal Line in 1909. It was connected to London Road via a high-level footbridge. It was mainly used by suburban services to the south of Manchester, but a number of main line services used it during busy periods.

Mayfield suffered the effects of bombing during World War II, when it was hit by a parachute mine. During the 1950s, the sole passenger usage consisted of the arrival of the Pines Express from Bournemouth West at about 5pm. It came into its own for a brief period during the electrification and modernisation of what was to become Piccadilly Station in the late 1950s, when many services were diverted to it after a restoration of sorts.
It was closed to passengers on 28 August 1960.

Come on! That's from wikipedia!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I love looking at old disused buildings. Does anyone remember it from when it was a fully operational train station?! Where did it's trains run to?

Opened on 8 August 1910 by the London & North Western Railway, Manchester Mayfield was built alongside Manchester London Road station (later Piccadilly) to handle the increased number of trains and passengers following the opening of the Styal Line in 1909. It was connected to London Road via a high-level footbridge. It was mainly used by suburban services to the south of Manchester, but a number of main line services used it during busy periods.

Mayfield suffered the effects of bombing during World War II, when it was hit by a parachute mine. During the 1950s, the sole passenger usage consisted of the arrival of the Pines Express from Bournemouth West at about 5pm. It came into its own for a brief period during the electrification and modernisation of what was to become Piccadilly Station in the late 1950s, when many services were diverted to it after a restoration of sorts.
It was closed to passengers on 28 August 1960.

Come on! That's from wikipedia!

Honest Gov, I wrote it myself ;)

 

[MCFCTrick]

Me and three mates got in there, best part of thirty years ago now. It had much more roof on, and a fair bit of railway 'memorabilla' left. Signs, posters etc back then. Reckon collectors got in and had them. (not the roof maybe, lol)

Also was signd that tramps were using it then too.....blankets, bottles and stuff. Must have been before they fully secured it.

Having the roof on made it a lot darker and creepier back then, even though I recall it being a bright summer's day.....so weird to see it again like that....

And we also managed to get into the Free Trade Hall once, after it had closed....loved going to gigs there, and we were curious to see it one more time before it was demolished.......found all manner of old stuff in there. Old gig tickets and a few posters from long gone concerts. Cool to see it, though that did feel very spooky in there......not one to really beleive in ghosts, but it did feel like there was something/someone watching us in that place.....got spooked and got out sharpish then, lol

 

[city68]

Some bootle bluemoonrising !!!!!!!!

 

[Lavinda Past]

And we also managed to get into the Free Trade Hall once, after it had closed....loved going to gigs there, and we were curious to see it one more time before it was demolished.......found all manner of old stuff in there. Old gig tickets and a few posters from long gone concerts. Cool to see it, though that did feel very spooky in there......not one to really beleive in ghosts, but it did feel like there was something/someone watching us in that place.....got spooked and got out sharpish then, lol

Probably the ghost of Lou Reed's credibilty... Remember him running off the stage screaming around 1973/74? A fan got on the stage and Lou legged it to the wings - His 'tough guy' image was shattered in an instant - He wouldn't come back on stage for ages, and then only did to avoid a full scale riot!

One of many FTH memories!