tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post6676396196343875569..comments2023-11-05T10:59:37.824+00:00Comments on Ashton-under-Lyne.com Photo Blog: Stalybridge Station ClockMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729523557219015134noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-56772463782987577752008-05-19T04:01:00.000+01:002008-05-19T04:01:00.000+01:00Thanks Martin for the memorable picture of Stalybr...Thanks Martin for the memorable picture of Stalybridge Station. <BR/>Almost 33 years ago I travelled to Staleybridge from Canada to reunite with my family(the Winstanelys)and visit your fair town. This picture reminds me of a teary farwell under the clock on that platform as I left to continue my journey.<BR/>Debbie<BR/>Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-65398526745100946252008-05-14T22:44:00.000+01:002008-05-14T22:44:00.000+01:00I suspect that Meg is remembering when it was an h...I suspect that Meg is remembering when it was an hourly service between Stalybridge and Stockport. Now, as Ian says, it is just one train, one day a week, in one direction only, to save the formalities of officially closing the line.<BR/><BR/>I seem to recall that there was another such train running on the Ashbury's to Miles Platting line just east of central Manchester, but haven't heard of it for some time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-90729930494010978352008-05-14T19:19:00.000+01:002008-05-14T19:19:00.000+01:00Yes MegIt's called the Parliament train.I've ridde...Yes Meg<BR/>It's called the Parliament train.<BR/>I've ridden it as well.<BR/>One train, one direction once a week.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockport_to_Stalybridge_LineAshtonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669236045514900658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-90016969269187322692008-05-14T12:56:00.000+01:002008-05-14T12:56:00.000+01:00Are there still trains from Stockport to Stalybrid...Are there still trains from Stockport to Stalybridge? When my kids were little that was a treat for them (we lived in Stockport in those days)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329153172785750314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-45694028485160507392008-05-13T23:25:00.000+01:002008-05-13T23:25:00.000+01:00June - it was Keighley Station that appeared in Ya...June - it was Keighley Station that appeared in Yanks, although a number of the other scenes were filmed in Stalybridge town centre.<BR/><BR/>Ashtonian - the Trans-Pennine Express trains, some of which stop at Stalybridge, go through Piccadilly, but the stopping trains (that call at Greenfield, Mossley, Stalybridge and Ashton) still go to Victoria. Trains that start at Stalybridge and call at Ashton and Victoria carry on to Liverpool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-11465262448187783742008-05-13T17:19:00.000+01:002008-05-13T17:19:00.000+01:00and of course I have ridden the train many times. ...and of course I have ridden the train many times. Coming home from school catching the train at Exchange station to Stalybridge and then one back to Ashton Charlestown. Oh yes, Those were the days. It wasn't often because it entailed catching the bus in Pendleton exactly as school ended and depending on light traffic making the 16:06 from Exchange.<BR/>Today, the train doesn't even go through Victoria station but goes through Piccadilly instead. Don't you just love the 60's?Ashtonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669236045514900658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-32378457737079403522008-05-13T12:54:00.000+01:002008-05-13T12:54:00.000+01:00And of course Stalybridge station had it's moment ...And of course Stalybridge station had it's moment of glory in the flim "Yanks"<BR/>JuneJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163685201444032363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-43276705350289277562008-05-13T09:34:00.000+01:002008-05-13T09:34:00.000+01:00Buffet Bar? Whatever happened to Dot's Diner?Buffet Bar? Whatever happened to Dot's Diner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-39498081613456154192008-05-13T07:38:00.000+01:002008-05-13T07:38:00.000+01:00Dear old Stalybridge Station - the Fivepenny Piece...Dear old Stalybridge Station - the Fivepenny Piece song is echoing in my ears.<BR/><BR/>I've got part of the clock in my photograph <A HREF="http://sithenah.aminus3.com/image/2007-09-06.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com