Red Bank Carriage & Van Sidings, Manchester

[Dave Rowland]

I visited the sidings twice in the 80's, the second time there were 101 vehicles present, but this first visit, on August 4th 1987, contained a more varied selection of stock, including a shunter, notable for it's absence in 1988. Here's the list of vehicles present on that first occasion:

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1740, 5123, 6408, 6411, 7113, 7191, 7916, 7928, 18808, 18837, 18862, 19452, 19536, 19555, 35461, 59230, 59794, 80654, 80663, 80707, 80752, 80789, 84086, 84092, 84096, 84433, 92176, 93107, 93138, 93218, 93233, 93417, 93441, 93539, 93542, 93555, 93560, 93563, 93571, 93584, 93592, 93594, 93673, 93688, 93764, 93769, 93781, 93798, 93808, 93813, 93854, 93866, 93907, 93919, 93941, 93942, 93962, 93969, 94063, 94070, 94073, 94076, 94077, 94078, 94112, 94173, 94176, 94219, 94239, 94298, 94303, 94307, 94314, 94335, 94731, 94792, 94817, 94881, 94892, 94899, 94919
99710/18767, 99711/18857, 99712/25893, 99713/19013, 99714/7187, 99715/35737, ADM44404.
As can be seen, if anyone's looked through this list, 23 4-wheeled CCT vans were to be found, along with a couple of DMU cars & a few oddities, like the LM inspection saloon. A very interesting place (if somewhat short of motive power!) the likes of which don't appear to exist any longer. The yard's staff were only too pleased to allow my visits, very accomodating; sadly also a thing of the past. Ah, memories.....

[class9]

Originally Posted by dunks

http://the-railway-image.fotopic.net/p16690775.html

This might bring back memories for many people! Never visited the site myself and its now defunct of course (closed 1989) but it looked a lively & fascinating place, rather like a rolling stock marshalling yard. Would it have any use these days? A DMU stabling point? Although it would be nowhere near as extensive as it looked here.. crikey 1988, doesn't seem that long ago does it!

Red Bank sidings are long gone, lifted in the ealy 90s, along with the line from Victoria East jct to Thorpes Bridge Jct (near Newton Heath).