Salford 23rd August
a tale of Manchester central, which I knew as G-Mex when I were young (sic)
I
It’s the place
where mighty wheels
rolled over lines of steel
to take you north and south and east
to wonderous places where stress released
II
Slap bang
In the middle of town
The rail network changed – they shut it down
Exciting times lay ahead,
Sport and music from the railways bed
III
Conferences held under railways arch
Entertainment and sport – set among trees of green
Next to connections set up for the place
Travelways and walkways, Roman Wall, Air and Space
Rolling on to Altrincham, Bury and the Quays
And new lines to the home of Man city and the Beeb
Leading to th’ airport and parks and the trees
IV
and just by the tramstop – in the place by the field
the stations old tale is all but revealed
showing the vehicles that stopped at this place
before changes to the line – Piccadilly replaced.
