The 207th video of my train spotting adventures.
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This video follows on not long after the Levenshulme video, heading up into Central Manchester and along the inner city lines to Deansgate railway station. A small but busy 2-platform inner-city commuter station, it was originally opened in 1849 as 'Knot Mill & Deansgate' by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR); initial connections consisted of boats on the Bridgewater Canal nearby. For a lot of its early life, the station was renowned for its untidy appearance, and its "narrow, steep, troublesome steps, enough to tire anyone but athletes". These troubles would be rectified as time went on, and today the station boasts a combination of ramps & stairs, along with step-free lift access.
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With the Deansgate district being expanded in the region, people saw fit to begin renaming the station, along with additional upgrades and changes to the area. The main works included making a proper station building in 1985-86 which to this day is a Grade II Listed Building with 'Knot Mill Station' in big letters at the front of the station; this coincided with changes to streets, roads and buildings in the immediate area. After this, the name was officially recognised as 'Knot Mill & Deansgate' in 1900, and thereafter as 'Deansgate' in May 1971. Sometimes people refer to it as Manchester Deansgate, or as Deansgate G-Mex due to the close proximity and connection to the Manchester Metrolink.
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Filmed on the:
West Coast Mainline branches
Chat Moss Line
Chester Lines Committee lines
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Services seen:
TPE) Services towards Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Sheffield, Meadowhall, Doncaster, Cleethorpes, Manchester Airport, Manchester Victoria, Huddersfield, Saltburn, Liverpool Lime Street, and onwards to Scotland.
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NT) Trains towards Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport, Bolton, Southport, Blackpool North, Warrington Central, Newton-le-Willows, Liverpool Lime Street, Lancaster, Barrow-in-Furness and Windermere.
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EMR) Services towards Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Sheffield, Nottingham, Grantham, Peterborough and onwards to Ely and Norwich.
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TFW) Services towards Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport, Warrington Bank Quay, Chester, Llandudno Junction, Llandudno and Holyhead.
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Trains seen:
TPE) Class 185 Desiro, Class 397 Civity
NT) Class 150 Sprinter, Class 156 Super Sprinter, Class 195 Civity, Class 323, Class 331 Civity, Class 769
EMR) Class 158 Express Sprinter
TFW) Class 197 Civity
GBRf) Class 66
MaML) Bombardier M5000
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