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Construction from Piccadilly to Sportcity–Stadium
Pictures are arranged by area, moving away from Manchester city centre then in date order for any view.
| Just east of Piccadilly stop | |||
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| Sheffield Street, view east
Piccadilly Station car park, view east Portugal Street East, view north |
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| Portugal Street East, view west
Portugal Street East, view west |
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| Longacre Street | |||
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| Longacre Street, view east
Longacre Street, view west Longacre Street, view of compound |
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| Longacre Street, view over compound |  |
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| Great Ancoats Street | |||
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| Underpass, preparation for piling work |
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| Pollard Street | |||
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| Pollard Street, view east.
Pollard Street, view north. Pollard Street, view west. |
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| Holt Town | |||
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| Beswick Street diversion
Holt Town, grassed area Holt Town stop retaining walls |
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| Holt Town, footpath view west |
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| Sportcity–Stadium | |||
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| Metrolink route under bridges, view east
view east of route, to the east of railway line view from footpath, temporary fill upto and under wide footbridge |
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| view from footpath, towards wide footbridge
view from wide footbridge towards site of outbound platform |
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| Two views of Sportcity–Stadium stop inbound platform site
clearance of temporary fill |
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Text by Tony Williams LRTA Manchester Area Officer. Pictures courtesy of John McCarthy