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12th Dec 2003	Chorlton to Bredbury Railway
12th Dec 2003	Fallowfield Loop Line

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This is a view of the bridge in the previous picture from the opposite side. This section of the line was used for a demonstration of the Metrolink which Manchester was planning to build at the time. As a result the line was re-electrified at 750V DC and a Docklands Light Rail vehicle was fitted with a pantograph. As the Manchester-Hadfield mainline had recently been converted to 25kV AC a Class 306 EMU was positioned under the right side of the bridge to act as a transformer/rectifier!
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Fallowfield Loop Line

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