What is recorded here
This red commemorative plaque records: Heaton Park Tramway Siding. Used 1905-35 by Manchester Corporations Tramways. Reopened 1980 incorporating the oldest section of original tram track in the UK Recorded plaque organisation: Transport Trust.
Heaton Park Tramway Siding was a critical hub for Manchester's tram network from 1905 to 1935, and since its reopening in 1980, it has preserved the oldest section of original tram track in the United Kingdom, serving as an important historical site for transportation history.
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Photo: The Transport Trust on Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0