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Langland Close, MANCHESTER, M19 3YN

The disused railway line, now part of the National Cycle Network Route 6, looking north from Longford Road West.

Class 40 40179 is waiting attention outside Reddish shed. At this time Reddish had heavy lifting gear as well as tyre reprofiling equipment. It was quite a busy engineering depot repairing and servicing locomotives for the North West area of British Rail as well as the base for the Woodhead line class 76 electric locomotives. With the closure of the Woodhead line in early 1981 the depot lost most of its work and was shut. The buildings have all been razed to the ground. Even the freight line that went by the depot has closed and been lifted.

Bridge 13 on the former Fallowfield Loop Line (disused railway) now part of the National Cycle Network Route 6.

The plaque attached to the bridge at Longford Road West (Image]) indicates the original railway route MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY 1892 and SUSTRANS 2002 (indicating its part in the National Cycle Network) It is very similar to Image] but the name MANCHESTER has been replaced by STOCKPORT indicating that this part of the route is within the Stockport Metropolitan Borough.

Sign attached to the bridge at Longford Road West (Image]). The one on the left hand side reads: This is part of the National Cycle Network. This 10,000 mile project is being developed by a partnership of local authorities and others, and is co-ordinated by the charity Sustrans. As far as possible, the National Cycle Network follows quiet roads or purpose built traffic-free paths to avoid main roads. It aims to connect the centre of each town along the way. Traffic free sections are used by walkers, cyclists and sometimes horses. Please respect other users. For more information on routes in your area contact Sustrans 0117 929 0888 or visit www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk The one on the right reads: Sustrans has negotiated this route for the use of non- motorised travellers only. It is a permissive path by kind permission of the landowner. It is not a public right of way. For information Sustrans 0117 929 0888

40055 sits outside Reddish Depot. This shed was constructed in 1954 to be the primary maintenance depot for the 1500v electric locomotives operating over the Woodhead Route between Manchester and Sheffield via Penistone. It also maintained the Manchester - Glossop/Hadfield electric units, one of which can be seen on the right of the photo. The Woodhead Route closed in 1981 and the depot closed in 1983. Although the buildings were subsequently demolished, their footprint is still visible on Google maps at this time.

Legend has it that Tallyrand is named after a French nobleman http://wapedia.mobi/en/Talleyrand who found refuge nearby at the time of the French Revolution. The road from left to right connects Levenshulme http://wapedia.mobi/en/Levenshulme and Reddish, and the peculiar S-bend follows ancient field boundaries.

By 2015, this had mostly become a housing estate.

Rows of class 76 1500v DC electric locomotives stand beside the depot buildings. Built for the Woodhead route in the early 1950's, the decision in the late 1950's to go for 25Kv AC traction on future electrifications made them obsolescent overnight. The Woodhead route closed in 1981 and the class were withdrawn en-masse in July of that year.