East Didsbury railway station of British Rail, rail services were operated by the London Midland Region of British Railways, then North-Western Regional Railways. The station was rebuilt in the 1960s by the architect to the London Midland section of British Rail, William Robert Headley. Services to Manchester Airport began in 1993 upon the opening of the Manchester Airport spur. Upon privatisation of rail services in 1996/7, East Didsbury was served by the North Western Trains franchise. Before the Beeching Axe of the 1960s, the Didsbury area was served by three railway stations: East Didsbury, Didsbury, and Withington and West Didsbury. Didsbury opened in 1880
New Moston Failsworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. The area expanded consideraby following the opening of the A633, Broadway, in 1925. Nuthurst Park was opened in 1915 following a campaign for a public park in the area by the 'New Moston Improvement Association'. The area is home to New Moston Primary School (founded in 1901), St Margaret Mary's Primary school, New Moston Library and New Moston Athletic football club, who play in the Chapel Road 6-a-side League. St Margaret Mary RC Church was founded in 1935. The current church building opened in 1957. This growing parish was formed in 1935, partly