Mode Wheel 1
The Manchester Ship Canal operated a railway system which served a variety of industries along the route of the canal, at one time being the country’s largest private railway. It was dieselised with most of the locos coming from Hudswell Clarke, although a number of Rolls Royce Sentinels were later purchased.
This was my first visit to their main workshops at Mode Wheel in Salford, an early morning arrival before joining the excellent “Peak Forester” railtour from Manchester Piccadilly on 17th May 1980.
A variety of green Hudswell Clarke locos are captured here on my Instamatic, including one of their large “Castle” locos, and a blue Sentinel.
Mode Wheel 1
The Manchester Ship Canal operated a railway system which served a variety of industries along the route of the canal, at one time being the country’s largest private railway. It was dieselised with most of the locos coming from Hudswell Clarke, although a number of Rolls Royce Sentinels were later purchased.
This was my first visit to their main workshops at Mode Wheel in Salford, an early morning arrival before joining the excellent “Peak Forester” railtour from Manchester Piccadilly on 17th May 1980.
A variety of green Hudswell Clarke locos are captured here on my Instamatic, including one of their large “Castle” locos, and a blue Sentinel.