IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Whinmoor Walk, MANCHESTER, M40 5NX
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Whinmoor Walk, M40 5NX by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (52 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Newton Heath railway sheds 1975
Newton Heath depot in August 1975, at which time enthusiasts were generally given free access on request. Locomotives from classes 40, 25, 08 and 47 feature.
Image: © Peter Whatley
Taken: 6 Aug 1975
0.11 miles
4
Newton Heath Train Maintenance Depot
The depot now maintains trains for Northern Rail. It first opened in 1876 with the coming of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
In 1878, workers in the railway yard formed Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) Football Club to indulged their passion for association football with games against other departments of the LYR or other railway companies. In 1902, the club changed its name to Manchester United.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 9 Apr 2010
0.11 miles
5
Newton Heath locomotive depot
A long-established facility in the vee between the original Manchester & Leeds line and the Oldham loop. The latter was closed in 2009 apart for the short distance beyond the depot to a rail-served refuse compaction plant.
Image: © Peter Whatley
Taken: 19 Jan 2011
0.13 miles
6
Railway yard at the end of Dean Lane, Newton Heath
Image: © Alexander P Kapp
Taken: 12 Jan 2012
0.13 miles
7
Newton Heath Depot
Train at Newton Heath Depot.
Image: © Peter McDermott
Taken: 1 May 2017
0.14 miles
8
Newton Heath railway station (site), Greater Manchester
Opened in 1853 on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway's line from Manchester Victoria to Rochdale, this station closed to passengers in 1966.
View north across the sidings of Newton Heath depot. The station's only access appears at one time to have been by a long footbridge. The main line is behind the digger.
Image: © Nigel Thompson
Taken: 30 Dec 2013
0.14 miles
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Newton Heath Train Maintenance Depot
The depot first opened in 1876 with the coming of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. It now maintains trains for Northern Rail.
In 1878, workers in the railway yard formed Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) Football Club to indulged their passion for association football with games against other departments of the LYR or other railway companies. In 1902, the club changed its name to Manchester United.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 9 Apr 2010
0.17 miles