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'''Manchester Central railway station''' is a disused railway station in central Manchester, United Kingdom. One of the city's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969 it now houses an an exhibition and conference centre.


==History==
==Flight history==
===Introduction===
The station was built between 1875–80 by the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC), being officially opened on 1st July 1880. The engineers were Richard Johnson, Andrew Johnston and Charles Sacré for the three companies which formed the CLC.
The official accident report, published in 1970, blamed the pilot for getting lost.
No reasons why the aircraft, just before the crash, was flying at such a low altitude some {{convert|50|km}} past its intended destination were given.


Information given below comes from two newspaper articles <ref name=GK1>
Whilst the main station was being built, a temporary facility (called Manchester Free Trade Hall station, after a [[landmark building]] nearby) was opened on September 9th, 1877. This consisted of two wooden platforms serving four tracks. When Central opened, the temporary station was converted to become Manchester Central Goods.
{{Citation
| last = Pałosz
| first = Jarzy
| title = Tragedia pod Zawoją (lang-en|Tragedy near Zawoja}}
| newspaper = Gazeta Krakowska
| pages = 6-7
| year = 1994
| date = 10 June}}</ref>,<ref name =GK2>
{{Citation
| last = Pałosz
| first = Jarzy
| title = Tragedia pod Zawoją (2) (lang-en|Tragedy near Zawoja (2)}}
| newspaper = Gazeta Krakowska
| pages = 3
| year = 1994
| date = 11 June}}</ref> published in 1994, with a summary written by a third party available on-line <ref name=Lachowice>
{{cite web|url=http://www.zswsucha.iap.pl/STREFA_N/WiLeHi/zawoja/tragedia.html
|title=Aviation tragedy on Polica|accessdate=2008-04-01}}A summary of the ''Gazeta Krakowska'' articles, includes photographs from the crash site</ref>. The jounalist says that even 25 yeas after the accident most of the documentations remains classified, so his main sources were interviews with participants in the rescue action and some members of the accident investigation commission who wished to remain anonymous.


==Construction details==
==References ==
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The train shed is covered by a huge wrought-iron single-span arched roof, spanning {{convert|210|ft|m|0}}, {{convert|550|ft|m|0}} long and {{convert|90|ft|m|0}} high at the highest point, constructed by Handysides of Derby. The substructure and masonry partition was provided by Robert Neill and Sons of Manchester. The roof was originally covered in a mixture of slate and glass. Underneath the train shed there is a large brick undercroft with intersecting tunnel vaults. This was used for storage and was connected to the adjacent goods sidings by a carriage lift.
*http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690402-1
*http://www.zswsucha.iap.pl/STREFA_N/WiLeHi/zawoja/tragedia.html
*http://wiadomosci.polska.pl/kalendarz/kalendarium/article.htm?id=82719
*List of accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==Railway usage==


*http://www.panorama-miast.com.pl/40/html/amw.htm
The Midland Railway, one of the CLC's partners, at last had a secure Manchester terminus for its services, including its expresses to London St. Pancras. Beginning in 1938, it ran two prestige expresses, The Palatine and the Peaks, the former stopping at Chinley, Millers Dale, Matlock, Derby and Leicester.
*http://www.europetravelhub.com/traveling-poland/lazienki-park.html
*http://www.br-online.de/freizeit/querbeet/gaerten/lazienki-park.html


Between 1960 and 15 April 1966, during the electrification of the West Coast Main Line, Central station was the terminus for the The Midland Pullman, a streamlined blue six-coach diesel multiple unit. This stopped only at Cheadle Heath (now closed), before running fast to St Pancras.


== History ==
Services through Millers Dale finished in 1968 when the line was closed. The station continued to provide local services for a while, but finally closed to passengers on 5th May 1969, when remaining services were switched to Manchester's Piccadilly station.
In 1840s and 1850s NSR was trying to find a route from Macclesfield to Manchester independent of London and North West Railway (L&NWR), which insisted on any NSR's traffic going via Crewe, thus ensuring a higher L&NWR mileage and charges.


In 1863 Thomas Oliver, a Macclesfield businessman, promoted a scheme for a local line from Macclesfield via Bollington to Marple where it would connect with MS&LR. The line was hoped to revive Bollington's cotton industry, carry the stone from local quarries, and serve the collieries around Poynton.
==Post-railway era ==

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The MS&LR seized on this scheme, seeing in the line another outlet for their. to the south, and the start of a possible independent extension to London.
In In 1982 work commenced on converting the abandoned building into an exhibition centre, which opened in 1986. The undercroft was converted into a car park, serving also Bridgewater Hall nearby.
The line was authorised in 1864, with the MS&LR and NSR empowered to subscribe £80,000 each for its construction, and to operate and maintain it when open.
But then the L&NWR, surprised by the success of the MB&MR, came to an amicable traffic agreement with the NSR thus the original purpose of the line - to provide the NSR with an independent route to Manchester - was lost.
In these circumstances, and in the general trade depression of the mid-1860s the construction was very slow. The single-track line opened on 2 August 1869 for passengers only, goods traffic started on 1 March 1870 and in 1871 the line was doubled throughout.

== Stations ==

When the line was opened, there were five stations on the line: Marple (Rose Hill), High Lane, Higher Poynton, Bollington and Macclesfield. In 1879 a station was opened at Middlewood .

== Line closure ==
In the 1960s, the services on the ex-MB&MR line (in 1948 absorbed by the London Midland Region of British Railways were heavy loss makers. The line was closed on 5 January 1970 and track lifting south of Rose Hill was completed by March 1971. The stations at Higher Poynton and Bollington were demolished shortly thereafter, and High Lane Station however remained derelict for seven years after closure, until demolished in 1977.

== Present-day use ==
{{main|Middlewood Way}}
The trackbed was turned into a "linear park" between Macclesfield and Rose Hill Marple, officially opened on 30 May 1985.


== References ==
== References ==

http://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/whymace/civil/trail/xml/Features/g-mex.html
http://www.leytransport.i12.com/mcent.htm
http://www.marple-uk.com/railways/c05_01.htm<br />
http://www.happy-valley.org.uk/streets/grimshaw.htm ??<br />
http://www.brocross.com/poynton/book/book9.htm<br />
http://www.greatorme.org.uk/knottystudy.htm<br />

Latest revision as of 10:36, 31 March 2008

Flight history

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Introduction

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The official accident report, published in 1970, blamed the pilot for getting lost. No reasons why the aircraft, just before the crash, was flying at such a low altitude some 50 kilometres (31 mi) past its intended destination were given.

Information given below comes from two newspaper articles [1],[2] published in 1994, with a summary written by a third party available on-line [3]. The jounalist says that even 25 yeas after the accident most of the documentations remains classified, so his main sources were interviews with participants in the rescue action and some members of the accident investigation commission who wished to remain anonymous.

References

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References

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  1. ^ Pałosz, Jarzy, Tragedia pod Zawoją (lang-en {{citation}}: Text "Tragedy near Zawoja" ignored (help) | newspaper = Gazeta Krakowska | pages = 6-7 | year = 1994 | date = 10 June}}
  2. ^ Pałosz, Jarzy, Tragedia pod Zawoją (2) (lang-en {{citation}}: Text "Tragedy near Zawoja (2)" ignored (help) | newspaper = Gazeta Krakowska | pages = 3 | year = 1994 | date = 11 June}}
  3. ^ "Aviation tragedy on Polica". Retrieved 2008-04-01.A summary of the Gazeta Krakowska articles, includes photographs from the crash site

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History

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In 1840s and 1850s NSR was trying to find a route from Macclesfield to Manchester independent of London and North West Railway (L&NWR), which insisted on any NSR's traffic going via Crewe, thus ensuring a higher L&NWR mileage and charges.

In 1863 Thomas Oliver, a Macclesfield businessman, promoted a scheme for a local line from Macclesfield via Bollington to Marple where it would connect with MS&LR. The line was hoped to revive Bollington's cotton industry, carry the stone from local quarries, and serve the collieries around Poynton.

The MS&LR seized on this scheme, seeing in the line another outlet for their. to the south, and the start of a possible independent extension to London. The line was authorised in 1864, with the MS&LR and NSR empowered to subscribe £80,000 each for its construction, and to operate and maintain it when open. But then the L&NWR, surprised by the success of the MB&MR, came to an amicable traffic agreement with the NSR thus the original purpose of the line - to provide the NSR with an independent route to Manchester - was lost. In these circumstances, and in the general trade depression of the mid-1860s the construction was very slow. The single-track line opened on 2 August 1869 for passengers only, goods traffic started on 1 March 1870 and in 1871 the line was doubled throughout.

Stations

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When the line was opened, there were five stations on the line: Marple (Rose Hill), High Lane, Higher Poynton, Bollington and Macclesfield. In 1879 a station was opened at Middlewood .

Line closure

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In the 1960s, the services on the ex-MB&MR line (in 1948 absorbed by the London Midland Region of British Railways were heavy loss makers. The line was closed on 5 January 1970 and track lifting south of Rose Hill was completed by March 1971. The stations at Higher Poynton and Bollington were demolished shortly thereafter, and High Lane Station however remained derelict for seven years after closure, until demolished in 1977.

Present-day use

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Main article: Middlewood Way

The trackbed was turned into a "linear park" between Macclesfield and Rose Hill Marple, officially opened on 30 May 1985.

References

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http://www.marple-uk.com/railways/c05_01.htm
http://www.happy-valley.org.uk/streets/grimshaw.htm ??
http://www.brocross.com/poynton/book/book9.htm
http://www.greatorme.org.uk/knottystudy.htm

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