Hi David, Needs to be more of this stuff about. When I'm out and about I often get chatting to "locals" who, after the initial "Are you waiting for something special?", are happy to wait and talk about what is was like in "the old days".
Holywell "Junction?" - look you can just see the trackbed where it came out of the bay platform - curves up round over the main road (so steep I'd thought it was a mineral railway) - that children's home is the station building. Thanks for sharing - Chris
Thanks Chris. It's a shame when something like this disappears in the name of "progres" but it's equally interesting finding out about what existed before and hearing old stories of how things used to be.
Thanks. The station doesn't have ticket barriers though there is a ticket office. There are rail personnel at the station during the day but I think it's closed at night time. They are refurbishing the ticket office area so barriers might be introduced. I've also heard that they've not got planning permission to do the refurbishments to the ticket office area but have gone ahead anyway.
Again marvellous Archives Mr. Stanier, I like videos like this that show the stations in the past, and then followed by what they look like now, 5* and faviorited.
Thankyou very much Mr Woolybak. I get annoyed when I see stations and railways close, get demolished or sold off. Stalybridge looked fantastic in it's day but is looking a shadow of it's former self.
When you shot your videos on platform 1 and 2 you would have been standing about where the camera person was when he/she took the picture showing the signal box across the tracks at 00:18.
They had to put the underpass in as the station has had it's fair share of accidents and fatalites with the walkover in the past. The station, being an even busier station than today, got a bad rep through it.
The station looked better in its day. Two stations, two tunnels, lots of sidings and through roads. Guess they call it progress........Stalybridge as a town is great.
Thank you for the nostalgia.
I wept when Ashton Market Hall 'died.'
Gone, but never forgotten.
5*****.
Jennie.
Kittielips 2 years ago
You're welcome Jennie. Hopefully the Ashton Market will be built pretty much as it was before, unlike Oldham's inside market.
LMSStanier 2 years ago
I hope you're right. Ashton Market had a character all of it's own; whereas Oldham Market is just an 'inanimate object.'
Thank you.
Jennie.
Kittielips 2 years ago
Hi David, Needs to be more of this stuff about. When I'm out and about I often get chatting to "locals" who, after the initial "Are you waiting for something special?", are happy to wait and talk about what is was like in "the old days".
Holywell "Junction?" - look you can just see the trackbed where it came out of the bay platform - curves up round over the main road (so steep I'd thought it was a mineral railway) - that children's home is the station building. Thanks for sharing - Chris
khankadet 3 years ago
Thanks Chris. It's a shame when something like this disappears in the name of "progres" but it's equally interesting finding out about what existed before and hearing old stories of how things used to be.
LMSStanier 3 years ago
Great Video, Does Stalybridge Station have ticket barriers?
60103Henry 3 years ago
Thanks. The station doesn't have ticket barriers though there is a ticket office. There are rail personnel at the station during the day but I think it's closed at night time. They are refurbishing the ticket office area so barriers might be introduced. I've also heard that they've not got planning permission to do the refurbishments to the ticket office area but have gone ahead anyway.
LMSStanier 3 years ago
ok, thansk for that info!
60103Henry 3 years ago
Again marvellous Archives Mr. Stanier, I like videos like this that show the stations in the past, and then followed by what they look like now, 5* and faviorited.
Woolybak8 3 years ago 3
Thankyou very much Mr Woolybak. I get annoyed when I see stations and railways close, get demolished or sold off. Stalybridge looked fantastic in it's day but is looking a shadow of it's former self.
LMSStanier 3 years ago
When you shot your videos on platform 1 and 2 you would have been standing about where the camera person was when he/she took the picture showing the signal box across the tracks at 00:18.
LMSStanier 3 years ago
Ooh yes, nice to see the clock still there, but an old walkover there, shame its an underpass now though
Woolybak8 3 years ago 2
They had to put the underpass in as the station has had it's fair share of accidents and fatalites with the walkover in the past. The station, being an even busier station than today, got a bad rep through it.
LMSStanier 3 years ago
I have never been to Stalybridge but I have passed it. It looks really nice. Also same with the 60's.
bradleigh10 3 years ago 2
The station looked better in its day. Two stations, two tunnels, lots of sidings and through roads. Guess they call it progress........Stalybridge as a town is great.
LMSStanier 3 years ago