Working on the tram extension to East Didsbury. The Northern Lawn Tennis club is the building on the right.
Many UK railway lines were closed in the 1960s as a result of the Beeching Reports. Of those closed, the more fortunate were later reclaimed and used as cycle paths and walkways. Some of the latest extensions to the Manchester Metrolink tram network are reusing some of the old rail routes, such as these here.
By the way, today is 50 years since cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin visited Manchester. See my post at: http://mancunianwave.blogspot.com/2011/04/yuri-gagarin-visit-to-manchester-july.html
By the way, today is 50 years since cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin visited Manchester. See my post at: http://mancunianwave.blogspot.com/2011/04/yuri-gagarin-visit-to-manchester-july.html
Looks busy. What was the Beeching Reports?
ReplyDeleteThere were 2 reports from Richard Beeching, in 1963 and 1965, appointed by the government. In "The Reshaping of British Railways", he called for the closure of one-third of the country's 7,000 railway stations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beeching
ReplyDeleteExcellent lots of activity.
ReplyDeleteI do like trams, although Winchester would be too small for them
ReplyDelete