▁tele vised ▁performance ▁by ▁prominent ▁Blues ▁artists ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁including ▁M ud dy ▁W aters , ▁Son ny ▁Terry ▁and ▁Brow nie ▁McG he e , ▁Sister ▁Ros etta ▁Th ar pe , ▁Rev . ▁Gary ▁Davis ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁perform ers ▁and ▁artists ▁are ▁shown ▁being ▁taken ▁by ▁steam ▁train ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁Wil bra ham ▁Road ▁and ▁performances ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁platforms . ▁ ▁Project ▁Light ▁Rail ▁Short ly ▁before ▁its ▁dem ise , ▁the ▁F allow field ▁Loop ▁line ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Met rol ink ▁tram ▁network ▁when ▁the ▁stretch ▁of ▁track ▁at ▁Deb dale ▁Park ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Hy de ▁Road ▁railway ▁station ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁for ▁a ▁public ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁" Project ▁Light ▁Rail ", ▁the ▁working ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁light ▁rail / tr am ▁network ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁The ▁event ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁D ock lands ▁Light ▁Railway ▁train ▁on ▁loan ▁from ▁G EC ▁Transport ation ▁Project s ▁Ltd , ▁ ▁D LR ▁P 8 6 ▁number ▁ 1 1 , ▁ ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁introduction ▁onto ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁D ock lands ▁system ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁light ▁rail ▁vehicle ▁seen ▁in ▁operation ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁joint ly ▁st aged ▁by ▁G MP TE , ▁British ▁Rail , ▁British ▁Rail ▁Engineering ▁Limited , ▁G EC , ▁B alf our ▁Beat ty