▁F allow field ▁and ▁ ▁before ▁joining ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁line ▁from ▁ ▁into ▁Manchester ▁Central . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁MS & LR ▁became ▁the ▁Great ▁Central ▁Railway ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁North ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁( L NER ). ▁Over ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁F allow field ▁Loop ▁line ▁suffered ▁from ▁competition ▁from ▁alternative ▁rail ▁services ▁into ▁Manchester ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁L NER ▁from ▁ ▁and ▁later ▁from ▁the ▁electric ▁tr ams . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁L NER ▁had ▁greatly ▁reduced ▁the ▁stopping ▁services ▁and ▁mostly ▁used ▁the ▁line ▁for ▁express ▁trains . ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁national ised ▁British ▁Rail ways . ▁Br ief ly , ▁consideration ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁elect r ification ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁but ▁instead ▁the ▁local ▁stopping ▁services ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁and ▁F allow field ▁station ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁passenger ▁services ▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁Express ▁services ▁out ▁of ▁Manchester ▁Central ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁line ▁until ▁that ▁termin us ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁following ▁the ▁Be ech ing ▁cut s . ▁For ▁another ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁fre ight ▁trains ▁until ▁the ▁line ▁closed ▁completely ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁a ▁tra ction ▁maintenance