The Castlefield Corridor: The UK's Biggest Railway Liability?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baT9DUocbCc&list=PLKYrfBqc_pD9Pyh2Sb5zhzDfuOWFifFOu&index=2
If you're travelling by train through Manchester, chances are you'll pass over the Castlefield Corridor. This is a 1 mile section of track that runs through the city centre, with trains from all across the UK using it, making it one of the most congested sections of track on the network.
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This video explores the Castlefield Corridor, a heavily used one-mile section of track through Manchester's city centre. It serves as a key route for trains across the UK and is among the most congested parts of the rail network. The footage includes various train stock, operators such as Northern and Transpennine, and locations including Manchester Oxford Road, Airport, Ashton-under-Lyne, Blackpool North, Bolton, Chatham, Dalton, Deansgate, Eccles, and Fairfield. Headcodes from multiple services are also identified in the metadata.
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