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Manchester Picadilly

British Rail Manchester Piccadilly Station

Manchester Piccadilly, I would imagine a hard station to drive to under normal conditions, although the car park next to it in located in Sheffield Street is cheap and £3.50 all day. a 5 minute walk away from the station, although it is quicker, to go up the stairs of the multi storey car park and then into the station. Alternatively a park and ride can be done, I parked at Altrincham and took the train into Manchester on my first visit, the second time i parked next to the railway station in the afore mentioned car park.

The station is closed normally and barriers in use, so if you park and ride you do not need a ticket as you already have one, otherwise I think it is normally a closed station, the day I parked was just after the lock down had finished and we are able to travel, the city and the car park were extremely quiet so I do not think they bothered to check anyone. The staff on both visits were friendly, even the British Transport Police on my second visit took the time to stand and chat to me for a good 15 minutes, I think they were just bored.

So what did I see, the visits are listed below, feel free to look at the gallery too at the bottom of the page.

My second visit 18/05/2020 around 4 hours on the station

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My first visit, 20/12/2019, 4 hours on the station

Altrincham:

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Manchester Piccadilly:

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Haulage

Altrincham - Manchester Piccadilly - 150272

Manchester Piccadilly - Altrincham - 150137

It is really worth a visit, such a multitude of locos and units go through the station, Freight also passes, whichever way you decide to travel there.

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