DMU Operations: London Midland Region
Manchester - Rose Hill Marple
This has been part of the Manchester - Macclesfield Central route, the Rose Hill Marple to Macclesfield closed section closed on Monday 5 January 1970 leaving a Manchester - Rose Hill Marple service. First Generation DMUs operated the service until 2003.
Images
August 1975
A Class 100 (50355 + 56110) with possibly a two-car 104 on the rear departs from Manchester Piccadilly on a Rose Hill via Bredbury service in August 1975. Hugh Llewelyn.
March 1976
Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. Class 100 Local Passenger 2-car dmu Nos.M50353 leading in Rail Blue livery with all yellow front ends at Manchester (Piccadilly) on a service from Marple (Rose Hill) via Bredbury, 3/76. Hugh Llewelyn.
11th April 1979
Rose Hill terminator. Rose Hill, Marple, with a refurbished class 108 for Manchester Piccadilly on 11/4/1979. Stephen Burdett.
29th September 1979
A BRC&W class 104 DMU (M56175 closest) waits for it's departure time at Rose Hill (Marple) with a service to Manchester Piccadilly. Rose Hill was the first stop on the once on the through route from Marple Wharf Junc to Macclesfield a distance of 11 miles, which closed to all traffic on the 5th January 1970 (now the Middlewood Way footpath) with this short section to Rose Hill being retained. 29th September 1979. Andrew J Crowther.
29th September 1979
A BRC&W class 104 DMU led by M56175 rolls into Rose Hill (Marple) with a service from Manchester Piccadilly. Rose Hill was the first stop on the once on the through route from Marple Wharf Junc to Macclesfield a distance of 11 miles, which closed to all traffic on the 5th January 1970 (now the Middlewood Way footpath) with this short section to Rose Hill being retained. The track and platform on the opposite side have since gone only the platform I'm standing on and its track remain here now. 29th September 1979. Andrew J Crowther.
9th October 1980
Since 1970, Rose Hill (or Rose Hill Marple) has been a terminal station on a short branch line. An unidentified Class 100 dmu pair stands at the remaining usable platform on October 9, 1980. Jeremy Chapter.
18th April 1981
A Class 100 (left) and Class 104 (right) on Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill/New Mills Central services pass high over the River Goyt at 124 ft on the 918 ft long 1865 built Marple Viaduct, captured from the adjacent Marple Aqueduct. 18th April 1981. Andrew J Crowther.
summer 1984
In the summer of 1984 a class 108 unit crosses the viaduct at Brinnington on a train between Manchester Piccadilly and Marple. Tony Walmsley.
3rd October 1985
A 2-car class 108 DMU set is seen on the truncated Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple railway at Rose Hill Marple station. The line beyond the DMU used to run through to Macclesfield but closed on 05/01/1970 leaving just a mile long branch line at the northern end of the route from Marple Wharf Junction on the Manchester to Sheffield mainline. With Marple being within the Greater Manchester PTE boundary I suspect that is the reason this stretch survived when the remainder closed. The DMU set seen here had just arrived with service 2H50 the 12.50 from Manchester Piccadilly and after the driver changed would return as 2H53 the 13.46 back to Manchester Piccadilly. Adrian Nicholls.
August 1988
Class 108 DMU set N613 (presumably 54221 + 53986) at Rose Hill station in August 1988. Walter Burt.
20th May 1989
Chester Class 108 set CH259 (51904 + 54487) in Rose Hill station on 20/5/89. Stuart Mackay Collection.
13th October 1989
CH375 M51938 + M59137 + W52065 depart Manchester Piccadilly on 2H54, the 11:30 to Rose Hill, 13-10-89. Kevin Dowd.
29th August 1990
Class 101 Set CH357 on the 1430 Manchester Piccadilly - Rose Hill Marple is seen arrived at Rose Hill Marple (1514) Wednesday 29th August 1990. The DMBS closest is 51177, the Class 108 centre car behind is presumably 59390. Colin Brooks.
29th August 1990
101 Set CH357 2XXX 1521 Rose Hill Marple - Manchester Picadilly awaits departure at Rose Hill Marple (1517) Wednesday 29th August 1990. The set has two DMBSs, 53250 (closest) and 51177, the Class 108 centre car is presumably 59390. Colin Brooks.
29th August 1990
101 Set CH357 with the 1521 Rose Hill Marple - Manchester Picadilly awaits departure at Rose Hill Marple on Wednesday 29th August 1990. The set has two DMBSs, 53250 (closest) and 51177, the Class 108 centre car is presumably 59390. Colin Brooks.
11th February 1991
51142 - 59757 - 53060 (T325) at Rose Hill, it arrived as the 18:21 ex-Piccadilly (the set used to cover a Class 108 failure). 11th February 1991. Gazza Prescott.
21st February 1991
53146 + 51249 (T078) are seen at Rose Hill with the 14:23 to Piccadilly, 21-2-91. Kevin Dowd.
circa June 1991
Class 108 DMU set LO256 (presumably led by 51901) arrives into Rose Hill station. Date unknown, the slide has a process date of June 1991. Stuart Mackay Collection.
23rd December 1991
On platform 1 in the Manchester Piccadilly of old that looked quite run-down, two days before Christmas on December 23rd 1991, Green liveried Class 108 54247 & 53964 which was being used for services to Marple Rose Hill, was sharing platform space with a Strathclyde Class 101 that was forming a working to Marple, the car just visible was 53160. The ex-Strathclyde orange liveried Class 101's kept their bright livery as it was a close match for the Greater Manchester PTE colours carried by Class 142's 142001-142014 and most of the local bus fleet. Just appearing on the left is 158754 which was then a two-car unit. Martyn Hilbert.
23rd December 1991
With just two days to go before Christmas, and in very poor light, a work worn 2-Car Class 108 in retro BR green livery formed of cars M54247 & M53964, was stood at the small single track terminus at Rose Hill Marple with a service to Manchester Piccadilly on December 23rd 1991. The set had once been a long-term resident of Carlisle Kingmoor Depot and was one of the regular 108's used on the Cumbrian Coast Line, complete with window bars on the droplights due to restricted clearances on the Coast Line between Carlisle and Maryport. In 1986, the set was returned to a retro BR green style livery and was used regularly on the Settle to Carlisle route. The set subsequently had spells allocated to Heaton, Neville Hill and Chester, finally being transferred to Longsight in the latter part of 1991. The set was withdrawn from service in July 1992 and scrapped by Booth's of Rotherham in 1993. Martyn Hilbert.