Tramlines buried for decades have been uncovered during town centre roadworks. Contractors working on Market Street in Farnworth have exposed the tracks which run outside the current historic Carnegie Farnworth library building.

Borough councillor Paul Sanders took some pictures of the exposed rails and the subject matter sparked some nostalgic debate after he posted them on social media along with an image of a painting from the 1930s showing the area and trams passing.

He said: “The works on Market Street have momentarily exposed a section of the historic tramlines and cobbles.

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“While there are no known photographs taken of trams at this point on the line, t

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