Popular Post Poggy1165 Posted March 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2013 Some photos I have just turned up of Reddish Depot circa 1981. Though not of any great quality, I thought they might be of interest to someone. My copyright, but feel free to make copies if desired for personal use. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peak experience Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 wonderful memories. thanks for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Evocative pics of a fascinating place, thanks again for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyboy Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Much appreciated! Here's a slightly depressing Reddish Depot circa 1991 (Image Light) Edited March 15, 2013 by bennyboy 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAndy Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Some lovely and evocative shots there. Even more depressing now is that the site is being developed as a housing estate............ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevelewis Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the memories, I used to live in Levenshulme (about 3 miles away) as a child and we often used to cycle across to Reddish to do a bit of train spotting, and also to watch the Midland Pullman arrive back in the evening after it's run up from London. My wife lived approx. 1 mile from the site! She lived in the housing estate visible in one of the photos!! Edited August 17, 2013 by Stevelewis 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 All by Hugh Searle 1983 1978 7 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 I remember those days so well, and yet many of my visits were 45 years ago now. Only needing 76011 for the set, I went there one Saturday afternoon just to ask the duty foreman if that particular loco was somewhere on the depot. His reply was "dunno", to which I must have looked suitably crestfallen because he added "but if you want to wander around and see if you can find it, then feel free - just let me know when you leave". It wasn't there, but I had a great time just looking for it. (I saw 76011 a few days later at Guide Bridge). 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Reddish 1983 by Hugh Searle 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Oh, to live in one of those houses back in the 80s.... Reddish 1983 by Hugh Searle 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
montyburns56 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Someone mentioned that after Reddish closed the 506 EMUs were dead hauled to Longsight to have their maintenance done. But as the remains of the Woodhead stub was rewired to 25kV AC roughly 18 months after Reddish was closed, so why didn't BR just keep Reddish open in the short term? Surely it would have been easier to keep some skeleton staff just to maintain the 506s rather than the palaver of dragging them to and from Longsight every night? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Which begs another thought, that's not so long come to mind; the route was electrified chiefly to make working the freight cheaper (fewer drivers, etc.) and a bit more bearable for the drivers in the tunnels. If the LNER hadn't brought forward the scheme, and BR followed it through, would the rump to Glossop/Hadfield be electrified today, for what is a fairly quiet line? Philosophical thought; feel free to add yours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeWL Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 03/07/2021 at 19:44, montyburns56 said: Someone mentioned that after Reddish closed the 506 EMUs were dead hauled to Longsight to have their maintenance done. But as the remains of the Woodhead stub was rewired to 25kV AC roughly 18 months after Reddish was closed, so why didn't BR just keep Reddish open in the short term? Surely it would have been easier to keep some skeleton staff just to maintain the 506s rather than the palaver of dragging them to and from Longsight every night? I wondered this at the time. The hassle of taking the 506s to and from Longsight while Reddish was still standing seemed ridiculous to me. They also had to convert an AC electric to use as a transformer at Longsight to provide 1500v DC for the units... And the Woodhead closure was supposed to be about saving money... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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