Hazel Grove chord
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Hazel Grove chord
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 29 Oct 1988
A cross-country Sprinter unit traverses the chord constructed in the 1980s to allow Manchester-Sheffield trains to run via Stockport. The roller-coaster profile introduced into the up Buxton line is remarkable.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.375479
Longitude
-2.117354