History of the Manchester Docks & Trafford Park 

I was born in Trafford Park, there were 12 streets, 2 schools, 2 churches, a park and swimming baths.

A great presentation. My mother was born in Archie Street, which was where Coronation St. was first made. My dad worked at the docks all his life from 14 years. He was head timekeeper also known as the tally man. Thanks again.

Excellent video I'm so old a remember these docks, on new year's eve, all the ships sounded their hooters to let in the new year

Excellent video David. I am in Australia and love learning about these canals and dockyards.

My mum was born 200 metres from the Port of Salford. Thanks for posting.

Lost to time... 😢 So sad seeing Manchester now.

A super video, from a clever, knowledgeble young man..please just slow it down a touch, we want to hear and digest what you're saying...Thank you.

Excellent presentation, I live in Eccles, Salford, always been interested this history, used to see some big ships up and down the canal. It’s good to see you good knowledge of this area. Very good indeed

Excellent and well presented, thank you.

I worked in this area for a short time and would walk at lunchtime all around the local area so this is an area I got to know well along the tow paths, under railway arches and through the parks it is a nice area though could change a little at night and squealing tyres could often be heard.

Thanks for that David, even I learnt a few things from your doc. One slight criticism is that I don't think that the opening of the Euroterminal in 1993 was the main reason why the lines were closed as most of the rail traffic had disappeared years before then. In the early 90s some of the track was upgraded in places and some new traffic flows were actually created such as steel to Castle Steel (on John Gilbert Way). The section of track that ran along Europa Way and across the Village Circle roundabout was actually built in the early 90s to avoid trains having to traverse a sharp curve where the lines along John Gilbert Way and Wharfside Way met. I think the remaining customers such as Cerestar (Now Cargills) just slowly moved away from using rail and the Trafford Park Estates Railway closed in 2000. Incidentally the line to the Containerbase along Barton Dock Road was actually owned by the Manchester Ship Canal Company and was run independently to the rest of the Trafford Park Estates Railway. If you want to find out more about the last few years of the rail network on Trafford Park there was an excellent article in Rail Express magazine issue 155.

Very informative. I’m fascinated by the remarkable city of Manchester.

Thanks for sharing David loved your video,,,best wishes from downunder..

Good work, love to see more of Manchester’s incredible history from you (but get a baffle got outside recording).

Nice video David. Just one correction, - the Docks and Ship Canal had their 'golden age' in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s. This is when the Canal was busiest and had the greatest annual cargo tonnages, (not around the First World War as you suggest).

Great video

Good video. Sounds like a similar story to other docklands like in London, which were victims of newer, large container ships that didn't fit at the old docks.

Great work. Well done David

Wow. Salford Council did all that ? You might look into Peel Holdings who bought the assets of the old Manchester Ship Canal Company.

Would add that Salford docks were also bombed during the war. However decent video.

Great work David, I think we need to crowd fund you a wireless lapel microphone they are cheap, wireless, and can be fluffy to avoid wind noise, currently available an a well known website relating to a south American river for under £23:00 keep up the good work mate. May piece be upon you,

As Londoner i suggest a visit to London Docklands and Canary Wharf Via DLR and take a trip on the Emirates Cable Car to see the totally vast ares of Docklands that has been redeveloped and some still waiting fir the Developer much the same story as Salford just bigger scale...

Great. But the Manchester Docks are not in Manchester. They are in Salford!

Would love to see those railways being put back to use. It would definitely reduce the road traffic.

Ironic that the ship canal was developed to screw Liverpool out of revenue in port taxes but now most of the industrial use is carried out at the Liverpool end. And I’m a Mancunian too

Very interesting. Well presented. I appreciated the subtitles. Is this part of your A-level course?

Well presented David, i used to sail with manchester liners but live in australia, so its nice to see whats happened since I left.

The entire thing except Pomona is in Salford, not Manchester. You could say it’s in Greater Manchester, but before 1974 it was in Lancashire. Even if it is in GM now, it shouldn’t be described as Manchester

I find it weird that I’m watching a video of a place where I literally have to go to attend uni lol

I wonder why they called it Manchester Docks when the docks were in Salford.

"Only inland seaport"... what about Goole?

nice dock-umentary

I thought companies like Cerestar still used a rail connection to Trafford Park.? At least it did only a few years ago.!🤔!. Do they STILL use a part of it today, or, do they just use the newer freight (container) terminal.?🤔?. Can ANYONE PLEASE HELP.?🤔🤔🤔?. Rich 🥰

Pomona due for regeneration it appears

Trafford Centre is the 3rd Largest after Westfield and MetroCentre

Dot walker 7:08

Salford, not Manchester.

You really should have bought yourself a clip on Mon by now.!🤣!. And would negate the writing of subtitles.

SALFORD DOCKS. NOT M ANCHEC

I live here and it's awful !!

is it a boy or a girl 😅😄

Salford, not Manchester.