Historic Railway Plaque Returns to Manchester
Update: 2025-12-07
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Mel Thorley, a 78-year-old railway enthusiast, spent 17 years searching for a historic railway plaque that disappeared from Manchester Piccadilly Station in 1998. After finding it in a scrapyard, the plaque was finally reinstalled, much to the delight of locals and historians. The plaque, a replica of an 1839 original, serves as a time capsule, connecting current generations to the areas pioneering railway history.
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