IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Covall Walk, MANCHESTER, M8 8WL
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Covall Walk, M8 8WL 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 (127 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Trolleybus Undergoing Restoration at Greater Manchester Museum of Transport
Facing the camera is Ashton-under-Lyne trolleybus number 80, registration LTC 774. Built in 1949, this is a locally constructed Crossley TDD42/2 two-axle double-deck trolleybus with a Crossley body, one of five built for Ashton. This vehicle was the last of the five to be withdrawn in 1964. It is currently under restoration but the body has been repainted in Ashton's distinctive red, white and blue 1950's livery.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 20 Jul 2016
0.08 miles
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Red Buses
A collection of heritage buses in various (red) liveries at the Boyle Street Museum of Transport.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 9 Sep 2012
0.08 miles
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Metrolink 1000
The prototype light rail vehicle built for Manchester's Metrolink tramway system in 1990. Now stored at the Museum of Transport, Boyle Street.
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Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 9 Sep 2012
0.08 miles
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Inside Metrolink Prototype 1000
The inside of Image] now stored at the Museum of Transport, Boyle Street. Although the seat moquette is different, the basic layout was retained for the production trams.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 9 Sep 2012
0.08 miles
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A bus to Arbroath
W Alexander and Sons Ltd were once the biggest bus operator in Scotland. This 35 seater Leyland Tiger PS1 reg CWG 206, fleet # PA 164 entered service in 1950 working around Dundee. It was withdrawn in 1971 and is now preserved at the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 21 Sep 2019
0.08 miles
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Karrier 106
This Karrier tow wagon entered service with Stockport Corporation in 1926 and was withdrawn in 1970. Karrier Motors, before becoming part of the Rootes group, were based in Huddersfield. YM 9410 was bought by Stockport as a petrol tanker from Shell and converted for use as tow wagon. It has no front brakes, the rear brakes are quite weak and the clutch is either "in" or "out" so the vehicles rarely leaves the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 21 Sep 2019
0.08 miles
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Yelloway X60 to Blackpool
HVU 244N is 49-seater coach a Plaxton Panorama Elite body, AEC Reliance chassis and a 12.5 litre AEC AH760 engine. Yelloway, based in Rochdale was a major coach operator. HVU 244N is an example of the longer 40ft coaches that were introduced in 1975. It was presented to the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport by Yelloway's General Manager Hubert Allen upon retirement shortly before the company was sold
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 21 Sep 2019
0.08 miles
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Inside Greater Manchester Museum of Transport (3)
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 20 Jul 2016
0.09 miles
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Horse Bus
The oldest vehicle in the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport is a horse bus built in the 1890s for the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company in their works at Ford Lane, Pendleton. Horse drawn services were mostly replaced in the early 1900s by electric trams. Manchester Corporation took them over 1901 and they were used in the suburbs to provide feeder services to the tramways in area where traffic was fairly light.
Image: © Gerald England
Taken: 21 Sep 2019
0.09 miles
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Greater Manchester Museum of Transport, Boyle Street
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 9 Sep 2012
0.09 miles