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Not only could you change trains at Sowerby Bridge,it also had an engine shed with an array of tank engines.Mention also  of Stalybridge brings fond memories.
Stockport County played on Friday evenings.After the match,there was a train to Stalybridge and we changed to a Leeds train as far as Huddersfield.This arrived just
after 11pm.We then had a leisurely stroll to catch the last bus of the day[1115pm]operated by Hebble Motors[ceased trading 1971]to Odsal Top.We never missed
 the bus,which gives rise to the state of timekeeping on BR in those far off days.
Later in life I got to know a former fireman at Low Moor engine shed.He regularly had a turn to Stockport from Bradford around Saturday lunchtimes.Now,there
is just one 'Parliamentary 'train[see The Mikado'] a week from Stockport to Stalybridge or vice versa............