1969, one of the UK's most significant Brutalist achitectural style buildings, it originally accomodated 80 double decker buses and 1,100 parked cars. Saved and refurbished after public outcry in early 21st Century.
Impressive station rebuilt in 1880 and extended in 1903 and 1913, when it had fifteen platforms. A free buffet for servicemen was provided during both World Wars.
Now housing the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester, this was opened in 1901 as the city's first electric tram depot. It was subsequently expanded, in 1928 and 1935, to give a maximum capacity, of trams and buses, of 275 vehicles.
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