a P86 Docklands Light Railway train prior to its deployment on the new Docklands Light Railway system in East London and ran public demonstration rides along a stretch of track, from just north of the Hyde Road junction to just south of the closed Reddish depot. It was the first ever light rail vehicle seen in operation in Manchester. After the event, Debdale Park Metrolink station was dismantled and the timber platform was used to build the new Hag Fold railway station near Wigan; and the electric overhead line equipment was taken down and re-used at the Heaton Park Tramway on the lakeside extension. The demonstration train, DLR Number 11, was transported to London where it carried the Queen and Prince Philip on the formal opening of the DLR. References Parks and commons in Manchester 1843 establishments in England