▁via ▁Had field , ▁with ▁platform ▁ 2 ▁being ▁used ▁for ▁trains ▁to ▁Manchester ▁Pic c ad illy , ▁or ▁this ▁can ▁reverse ▁with ▁trains ▁to ▁Had field ▁via ▁G loss op ▁depart ing ▁from ▁platform ▁ 2 ▁and ▁Manchester ▁Pic c ad illy ▁services ▁using ▁platform ▁ 1 . ▁Two ▁further ▁platforms ▁surv ive ▁but ▁both ▁are ▁out ▁of ▁use ▁and ▁f enced ▁off ▁- ▁the ▁old ▁east bound ▁main line ▁platform ▁towards ▁Had field ▁and ▁that ▁formerly ▁used ▁by ▁Manchester - bound ▁trains ▁on ▁the ▁G loss op ▁branch . ▁Build ings ▁still ▁stand ▁on ▁each ▁one , ▁though ▁neither ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁rail ▁use . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁buildings ▁on ▁platform ▁ 1 ▁and ▁a ▁signal ▁box ▁that ▁controls ▁the ▁tri angular ▁j unction ▁and ▁single ▁lines ▁to ▁both ▁term ini . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁is ▁the ▁D int ing ▁vi ad uct ▁where ▁three ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁accident ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁Another ▁accident ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁( on ▁the ▁G loss op ▁branch ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁resulted ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁passengers ▁and ▁ 3 ▁members ▁of ▁train ▁crew ▁being ▁injured ▁when ▁two ▁trains ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁rear - end ▁collision . ▁A ▁der ail ment ▁of ▁a ▁fre ight ▁train ▁took ▁place ▁along ▁the ▁then ▁east bound ▁Had field ▁platform ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁( short ly ▁before ▁the ▁Wood head ' s