Manchester Metrolink tram 3113, Not In service, Market street, blocking tram tracks, Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BN

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2KG3MERFile size:
57.1 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 November 2022Location:
Piccadilly, Manchester,England, UK, M1 2BNMore information:
. Recorded at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2BN in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. At the centre of the view is Manchester Metrolink tram 3113, Not In service, Market street, blocking tram tracks, Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2BN. The frame also records themes of waterborne transport, contemporary social history, everyday life, industrial waterway history, transport interchange, changing land use, trackside heritage, before-and-after reference, rail corridor, mass transit, public realm, visual archive, period detail, and inland boating. Current relevance extends to public access and heritage conservation, particularly through the cost of keeping ageing locks and canal structures operational. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into fares and rail reform, not least because of the role of public transport in reducing congestion and emissions. Future viewers can use this scene from Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2BN to compare equipment and working practice with whatever follows after different community use. A second descriptive layer includes rail modernisation, urban rail transport, rail infrastructure, documentary photography, managed navigation, station environment, community identity, and regional identity. Details involving Piccadilly, Metrolink, Manchester, tracks, and service make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. The wider setting at Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2BN matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The wider significance includes public access and the transition of industrial waterways toward leisure and heritage use in a form that can be compared with future views of Piccadilly, Manchester, England, UK, M1 2BN.