The Oldham Loop Line was a suburban-line in Greater Manchester, England, used by trains that ran from Manchester Victoria to Rochdale via Oldham Mumps. Services on the line at the time of its closure were operated by Northern Rail.
Northern Rail Class 142 at Failsworth station in 2008
Manchester Victoria station
Manchester Victoria station in Manchester, England, is a combined mainline railway station and Metrolink tram stop. Situated to the north of the city centre on Hunts Bank, close to Manchester Cathedral, it adjoins Manchester Arena which was constructed on part of the former station site in the 1990s. Opened in 1844 and part of the Manchester station group, Manchester Victoria is Manchester's second busiest railway station after Piccadilly, and is the busiest station managed by Northern.
Station frontage of Manchester Victoria, constructed in 1909
Victoria tram stop in October 2015
Part of the original 1844 station building, photographed in 1989, originally it had a single storey, the second storey was added in the 1860s.
Platforms 11 (left) and 12 (right), looking west towards Manchester Exchange in 1964