What a transformation - this is now a tree-lined route with some excellent photo options and the M621 in the background..
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pekerail/15904481269/">Middleton Railway during construction of M1 J43-47 (now M621 J7-J3) 03.09.71</a>