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Trains being late is part of the British way of life. But the delayed arrival of a piece of rail heritage at Manchester's Piccadilly Station stretches the point.

Enthusiasts have been waiting SIX years for it to appear. Ironically the hold up comes after a near two decade search to locate it in the first place after it vanished from the station during a major refurbishment.

For 17 years, a retired train driver and his transport police pal hunted for the missing piece of Manchester's railway history.

In September 2019 the Manchester Evening News reported how the artifact, which recalls the Victorian age of steam, was finally on its way back to Piccadilly Station. View 5 Images

The Manchester and Birmingham Railway plaque - a high quality replica of the 1839 original - w

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