Talk:Fairfield railway station
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[edit] Six platforms
I've added on about the fact that at one point, this station had six numbered platforms - the remnants of the others can still be seen, although are mostly hidden in the undergrowth.
The tale I was told by my grandfather (an ex-British Rail employee) was that the station was redeveloped in the 1950s in anticipation that a motor racing venue would be built nearby, hence six lines would be needed instead of the original four (2 for local, 2 for fast, 2 for special services to serve the motor racing). The racing venue went to Aintree Racecourse instead and the extra two platforms never used.
I have absolutely no idea how true that story is and can find no references to back it up - but I'm adding it here in case anyone else has heard the tale. There is a link in that Droylsden is one place which claims to be the home of speedway.
