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those who are commuting to and/or working in
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Manchester-based Class 158s, which were used on the line until 2005, were transferred to Leeds to work services in the Yorkshire and North East areas. Class 175s occasionally travel along the line if engineering work is taking place on the Chester to Manchester via
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Passenger services in the off-peak period are better utilised than passenger services on similar lines, with
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was required to run the existing service, as well as an additional service every hour on weekdays and
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Metrolink. The electrification system between Manchester and Altrincham was changed for the second time, to 750 V DC, and the electric trains replaced by trams. The journey time by tram to Altrincham was 27 minutes and the faster diesel service
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Chester and Altrincham, although the section between Mickle Trafford and Mouldsworth was reduced to single track after Chester Northgate station closed in 1969. For many years the line had the reputation of being one of the busiest double-track routes in the UK.
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to destinations in and around Manchester (including one on the route itself at Northenden) using the Greenbank to Hartford spur line to enter or leave the route. Some limestone traffic from Buxton to the former ICI terminal near Lostock Gralam (serving Tata's other chemical plant in the area)
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and the loss of a limited stop afternoon train from Chester to Manchester, as well as improvements made to the Sunday service, which was previously a 3 hourly Chester to Altrincham service. Due to growing numbers of passengers, the new Northern franchise planned to include increased services.
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CLC trains from Manchester to Chester departed from Manchester Central and joined the MSJ&A tracks at Old Trafford, sharing the MSJ&A line as far as Altrincham. These trains usually ran "express", some non-stop, others calling only at
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4-4-2 tank locomotives. The 'Directors' and C13s lasted well into the nationalisation era and were eventually displaced by LMS and BR standard tank engines. Dieselisation of passenger services began in the early 1960s with
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under the airport campus in tunnel, before making an end-on junction with the southernmost platforms of the existing airport station, which was designed with this extension in mind.
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3299:Dyckhoff, Nigel (1999).
3280:Dyckhoff, Nigel (1984).
3010:"Final Report July 2009"
2497:Proposals for a link to
2344:Crewe to Manchester Line
2280:original electric trains
2243:Manchester to Altrincham
2184:Cheshire Lines Committee
2130:on 12 May 1862
2120:Cheshire Midland Railway
1893:Stafford–Manchester line
3683:East Lancashire Railway
3623:Manchester–Preston line
3578:Chester–Birkenhead line
3497:Chester–Warrington line
2098:Chester–Warrington line
631:Chester–Warrington line
3658:Windermere branch line
3568:Blackpool branch lines
3331:Cite journal requires
2626:locomotives, later BR
2544:New station at Cheadle
2288:British Rail Class 304
2268:electric multiple unit
2264:Manchester London Road
2260:Bowdon railway station
2233:Manchester Oxford Road
2188:Great Northern Railway
1422:Plumbley West Platform
329:North Wales Coast Line
3583:Crewe–Manchester line
3532:Morecambe branch line
3261:Bolger, Paul (1984).
2752:Cheshire East Council
2609:diesel multiple units
2457:morning peak period.
2431:Manchester Piccadilly
2316:Manchester Piccadilly
2203:London Midland Region
2180:Great Central Railway
2148:West Cheshire Railway
2114:Altrincham to Chester
2086:Manchester Piccadilly
2080:to Edgeley Junction,
2040:Manchester Piccadilly
141:Manchester Piccadilly
3698:Ribble Steam Railway
3643:Settle–Carlisle line
3638:Ormskirk branch line
3618:Liverpool–Wigan line
3593:East Lancashire line
3522:Leeds–Morecambe line
3455:West Coast Main Line
3395:KML is from Wikidata
2933:on 10 September 2011
2769:spur at Northwich".
2658:diesel locomotives.
2356:West Coast Main Line
2300:Manchester Metrolink
2225:Warrington Bank Quay
2190:(GNR), MSLR and the
1973:Manchester Metrolink
1093:West Coast Main Line
693:Mickle Trafford East
3688:Eden Valley Railway
3588:Cumbrian Coast line
2813:. 12 December 2019.
2270:trains. From 1960,
784:Helsby and Alvanley
3608:Kirkby branch line
3603:Hooton–Helsby line
3537:Ribble Valley line
3492:Calder Valley line
3141:. 8 November 2013.
2710:continues to run.
2624:LMS class 8F 2-8-0
2499:Manchester Airport
2011:Manchester Central
598:Chester–Crewe line
123:North West England
111:Greater Manchester
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3527:Mid-Cheshire line
3517:Huddersfield line
3448:Primary to London
3344:Wilkinson, Alan.
3064:networkrail.co.uk
2701:, Derbyshire, to
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2217:Beeching closures
2178:(MSLR, later the
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3371:
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3179:mcrua.org.uk
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3663:Wirral line
3487:Buxton line
3348:. Foxline.
2993:31 December
2965:31 December
2893:31 December
2865:31 December
2765:"Notes and
2662:The present
2215:Before the
1170:Winnington
868:Mouldsworth
463:Wirral line
195:Track gauge
165:Operator(s)
92:Operational
3713:Categories
3653:Styal line
3265:. Heyday.
3157:Rail North
2795:9 December
2714:References
2687:Class 175s
2672:Class 156s
2668:Class 150s
2604:and later
2570:railmotors
2519:Styal Line
2484:Middlewich
2447:Altrincham
2360:Warrington
2348:Middlewich
2328:Altrincham
2318:as far as
2314:line from
2166:1849-07-20
2142:1863-01-01
2134:1862-05-12
2124:Altrincham
1563:Altrincham
1041:Cuddington
3095:13 August
2683:Class 158
2679:Class 142
2606:class 101
2602:class 108
2523:skip-stop
2439:Stockport
2435:Knutsford
2423:Northwich
2419:Blackpool
2336:Northwich
2320:Stockport
2295:Stockport
2152:Northwich
2128:Knutsford
2090:Knutsford
2082:Stockport
1935:Stockport
1466:Mobberley
1444:Knutsford
1297:Northwich
1274:A533 road
1139:Greenbank
948:Whitegate
355:River Dee
235:Route map
189:Technical
183:Class 156
179:Class 150
119:Stockport
3676:Heritage
3373:KML file
3228:15 April
3184:15 April
3069:15 April
3041:15 April
2767:News:New
2656:class 08
2636:class 20
2632:class 47
2628:class 40
2566:Sentinel
2488:Rudheath
2400:Saturday
2340:Sandbach
2284:25 kV AC
2174:and the
2092:. After
1328:Lostock
1018:A49 road
890:Delamere
670:A41 road
218: in
115:Cheshire
84:Overview
3255:Sources
2937:27 July
2707:Runcorn
2620:banking
2587:4-4-0,
2583:-built
2560:History
2549:Cheadle
2443:Chester
2342:on the
2332:freight
2164: (
2146:. The
2140: (
2132: (
2109:History
2078:Chester
1826:Baguley
1400:Plumley
213:⁄
150:Service
136:Chester
129:Termini
76:Chester
31:updated
3352:
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2616:I.C.I.
2568:steam
2451:Ashley
2445:, and
2409:Sunday
2367:Arriva
2350:, the
2088:, via
1488:Ashley
820:Manley
300:Legend
155:System
107:Locale
89:Status
3473:Other
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