DMU Operations: London Midland Region
Manchester - Macclesfield - Stoke-on-Trent
Services ran from Manchester (London Road) Piccadilly through Stockport Edgeley, Cheadle Hume, Macclesfield Hibel Road, Kidsgrove Central to Stoke-on-Trent.
Stoke was also served by Crewe - Stoke - Derby and Birmingham - Stoke DMU services at this time.
DMUs were introduced to these services on 3 March 1958 using three-car BRC&W (Class 104) sets as an extension to the Manchester - Macclesfield services introduced on 8 October 1956 using Derby Lightweights, replaced by BRC&W sets from June 1957.
Manchester Piccadilly - Stoke-on-Trent would also be one of the routes covered by the Longsight Met-Camm fleet in the late 1990s/early 2000s.
Sample Timetables
18th June to 9th September 1962
This measured 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" when folded.
9th September 1963 to 16th June 1964
This measured 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" when folded.
Images
28th September 1963
With DMBS M50445 closest a BRC&W triple DMU forms the 5.30pm Stoke-on-Trent - Manchester Piccadilly service arriving into Longport station on 28 September 1963. Michael Mensing.
24th August 1994
Class 101 53201+54379 arrives at Stoke-on-Trent on the 24th August 1994 with a service from Manchester Piccadilly. Kevin Law.
29th January 2001
101694 51188 + 53268 at Cheadle Hulme on 2H11, the 21:00 Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester Piccadilly, 29-1-01. Kevin Dowd.
4th May 2001
Seen at Stockport on the left is Class 101 No 53164 and 53160 in BR Green Livery with a train from Stoke on Trent to Manchester Piccadilly and on the right First Class 175/1 No 175 112 which will form the 0949 Stockport to Holyhead. 4 May 2001. Keith Long.
14th September 2001
Unit 101693 (53266 + 51192), still in Strathclyde livery, leaves Manchester Piccadilly with a train for Stoke on 14 September 2001. Lewis Bevan.
8th November 2003
Class 101 set no. 101692 in Strathclyde PTE livery at Kidsgrove substituting for an EMU on a Stoke on Trent to Manchester Piccadilly service. David Clegg.