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  • Cheadle Heath: The Midland Junction That Hosted a Legendary Steam Railtour

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    Mark Lancaster

    Cheadle Heath was once a key junction station in south-west Stockport, positioned on the former Midland Railway main line between Manchester Central and London St Pancras, via New Mills, Peak Forest, Matlock and Derby. The station also connected with the Cheshire Lines Committee route to Glazebrook, providing onward services to Liverpool via Warrington Central. During…

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