From the archive....

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 The following photograph was published in the RAILWAY MAGAZINE for July 1990 with the following caption:

"The return, empty working of refuse containers for Greater Manchester's Northenden Depot was derailed in Knutsford station on the late afternoon of the 2nd May. The last two wagons came to grief in the station itself, and another bogie further along the train also came off the tracks . The line was closed for 24 hours after which services began using only the down (Chester-bound) platform."

The accident was apparently caused by track in the cutting on the Chester side of the station being twisted by the heat of the day. The crossover between the platforms was never replaced. 







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