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3rd Class British Rail Train Ticket – Marple to Manchester London Road – 1956

22 Nov

3rd Class British Rail Train Ticket – Marple to Manchester London Road – 1956. Courtesy D. Boothman.

This is a 3rd class single British Rail train ticket from Marple Station to London Road Station in Manchester, dated 9th March 1956.

The Marple line to Manchester was opened on 5th August 1862 running on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (M.S.L.) line.

Manchester London Road Station opened in 1842, originally named Store Street Station and Bank Top Station. It became London Road Station in 1847 and the named lasted until the station was rebuilt in the 1960s when it was renamed Manchester Piccadilly upon its opening to the general public on the 12th September 1960.

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2nd Class British Rail Train Ticket – Newton Heath to Rochdale – 1969

28 Oct

BR ticket Dean Lane Newton Heath to Rochdale dated 7 Jan 1969. Courtesy D. Boothman. 

This is a 2nd class single British Rail train ticket from Dean Lane Station in Newton Heath to Rochdale, dated 7th January 1969.

Dean Lane Station was opened on the 17th May 1880 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR), providing a direct link to Oldham and Rochdale.

Dean Lane Station finally closed on the 3rd October 2009, although the original station had disappeared by 1977.

Dean Lane Station is due to reopen in 2012 as part of the inner city Metrolink transport system.

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LMS Railway Members Ticket – 3rd Class Members Season Ticket – Manchester Victoria to Blackpool North – 1930s

9 Oct

Front and back of the ticket holder.

This is a London Midland and Scottish Railway Company third class season ticket and leatherette holder for travelling between Manchester Victoria Station and Blackpool North Station, dating from 1937-1938.

The ticket inside the holder showing details of valid travel and expiry date.

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