Marple transport,1960 style
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The original Marple station goods yard entry on Brabyns Brow with a blurred 0725h Marple (Navigation) to Mill Brow descending the Brow on 6th April 1960. The vehicle is North Western Bristol L5G/MCW no 308 (EDB308), which had spent most of its first ten years based at Oldham depot but had been reallocated to Stockport a fortnight earlier. Courtesy of Tony Moyes.
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'Spirit of the Lakes' Charter train at Marple Station - December 2015
West Coast Railway ran a charter on Sat 5 December 2015 from Skegness to Manchester for the Christmas markets. It passed through Marple at 10.40 top and tailed by 2 x class 57s.
While Marple has plenty of freight trains (Real Time Trains is a good place to look), steam or diesel charter trains are fairly rare at Marple as the routes to Manchester are congested with local trains and the Hope Valley has limited capacity. If you have any pictures or know of special trains coming through , let us know.
West Coast Railway ran a charter on Sat 5 December 2015 from Skegness to Manchester for the Christmas markets. It passed through Marple at 10.40 top and tailed by 2 x class 57s.
While Marple has plenty of freight trains (Real Time Trains is a good place to look), steam or diesel charter trains are fairly rare at Marple as the routes to Manchester are congested with local trains and the Hope Valley has limited capacity. If you have any pictures or know of special trains coming through , let us know.
Picture courtesy of The Marple Website
Photos of Marple Station and its trains
We have a collection of photos of Marple Station and the trains that have used it. Contact us if you are interested, or have any photos you would like us to have. Some s good early diesel-era shots would be very welcome, as well as photos of charter trains.
We have a collection of photos of Marple Station and the trains that have used it. Contact us if you are interested, or have any photos you would like us to have. Some s good early diesel-era shots would be very welcome, as well as photos of charter trains.
Picture courtesy of The Marple Website
History of Marple Railways - new edition July 2015
The definitive guide to ‘Railways in Marple’ by Warwick Burton is being updated. It will be launched during the 150 celebrations in July 2015 with a talk and exhibition at the library.
It will be full of information of how trains came to Marple, our three stations (Rose Hill and Strines and Marple), and how the fortunes of railways in Marple and the wider area have changed over the years. Marple Station used to have four platforms and turntable for engines, and at one time you could catch a sleeper train to London or through train to Liverpool or Lowestoft!
The definitive guide to ‘Railways in Marple’ by Warwick Burton is being updated. It will be launched during the 150 celebrations in July 2015 with a talk and exhibition at the library.
It will be full of information of how trains came to Marple, our three stations (Rose Hill and Strines and Marple), and how the fortunes of railways in Marple and the wider area have changed over the years. Marple Station used to have four platforms and turntable for engines, and at one time you could catch a sleeper train to London or through train to Liverpool or Lowestoft!
Picture courtesy of The Marple Website
Photos please
We are interested in old photos and stories about Marple Station and the people who have worked there and used it over the years. Please contact us.
We are interested in old photos and stories about Marple Station and the people who have worked there and used it over the years. Please contact us.
