Station Name: ROSE HILL MARPLE
(still open included for completeness)
[Source: Paul Wright]


Rose Hill Marple Photo Gallery 2: 1977 - November 2010

In 1977, the line from Marple Wharf Junction was still double track throughout, with a turnback facility some way beyond Rose Hill station on what was once a through route to Macclesfield. The train has reversed and will shortly form a service back to Manchester Piccadilly.
Photo by Peter Whatley reproduced from Geograph under creative commons licence

A Gloucester RCW DMU stands at Rose Hill Marple station's down platform during a thunderstorm in the summer of 1979. The unit had arrived at the station on a service from Manchester Piccadilly. The tail lamp would be moved to the other end of the unit for its return journey.
Photo by John Law from his johnmightycat1 Flickr photostream

Looking north from the down platform at Rose Hill Marple station in July 1980 during works associated with the singling of the line.
Photo by R P Smith

Rose Hill Marple station looking north after the line had been singled in February 1982.
Photo by John Mann

Looking south at Rose Hill Marple after the line had been singled in February 1982.
Photo by John Mann

By the time this view was taken in March 1989 the up platform at Rose Hill Marple had been demolished. A class 108 DMU is seen at what had been the down platform.
Photo by Peter Whatley reproduced from Geograph under creative commons licence

A Manchester DMU service is seen at Rose Hill Marple in March 1989.
Photo by Peter Whatley reproduced from Geograph under creative commons licence

Rose Hill Marple looking south from the Stockport Road bridge in October 1991
Photo by Alan Young

First generation DMUs dating from the 1950s continued to be used on Rose Hill services until 2000. In this view taken in October 1991 a class 101 DMU is seen prior to departure for Manchester Piccadilly.
Photo by Alan Young

Class 101 DMU 101678 on a First North Western service at Rose Hill Marple in November 2003 shortly before withdrawal from service. The final five units were withdrawn on 24 December 2003. The oldest set was, by then, just over 47 years old.
Photo by Roger Marks from his Flickr photostream

Rose Hill Marple looking north on 6 November 2010.
Photo by Nick Catford


Rose Hill Marple station on 6 November 2010. Only the former down platform survived.
Photo by Paul Wright

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[Source: Paul Wright]




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