Sandhills Lane

[gregs dad]

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Assembling a temp footpath over Sandhills Lane by the station anyone know why?

[GeorgePorgie]

Probably digging the whole of the road up and deep,Joseph.

[johnny blue]

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Assembling a temp footpath over Sandhills Lane by the station anyone know why?

GD, they are building a new pedestrian bridge into the station,

Next time your down there GD can you take a picture of the Post Box before it gets destroyed / damaged by the construction. This post box is V.R. (Victoria Reigns) I dont recall seeing another like it in the City.

[Ged]

I think there's one down at the Albert Dock JB, the very one which stood on the corner of Soho St and William Henry Street in the 60s and 70s according to my sources?

[GeorgePorgie]

V.R. (Victoria Reigns)

JB,VR does not stand for the above it stands for Victoria Regina,Regina being A canadian province(Saskatchewan) named after queen victoria in 1882 and in short means Victoria Queen.

[Ged]

One of the reasons our Queen had so many kids was because she had E.R. on her knickers.

[gregs dad]

[QUOTE=johnny blue;350950]GD, they are building a new pedestrian bridge into the station,

I was told its only tempory,they have walkways, stairs and lifts into the station already.

[Lizzie1]

One of the reasons our Queen had so many kids was because she had E.R. on her knickers.

:eek: ;)

[gregs dad]

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Here is the post box on Sandhills Lane

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There are 2 footbridges now.The have knocked a gap in the old wall of the railbridge carefully numbering the slabs so they can put them back in the original place

[Stanier]

I am confused by this.
Sandhills is an island platform so the footbridge can't connect to the platforms.
If somehow it did by being at a higher level than the trains, there would still only be a need for one. Unless it has nothing to do with rail passengers.
I will have to be nosy and go and have a look tomorrow unless anyone knows what it is all about.

[Stanier]

Well curiosity got the better of me so off I went this rainy morning.
These are cable bridges to take all the signalling and communication cables in preparation for the replacement of the railway bridge over the Xmas period.

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So on Xmas day and Boxing day there is going to be some interesting action going on here.
Who will be giving up their xmas dinner to take some piccies?

[gregs dad]

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snap

[gregs dad]

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The canal at Sandhills showing the old loading wharfs of Tillotsons factory now demolished, and a. park in its place.

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Canal side dwellings at the Stanley locks

[Ged]

The steels are being assembled off Sandhills lane and ready to be installed on Christmas day. I took this when down at the records office last saturday morning.

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[Stanier]

I noticed there was a heap of ballast ready on each span, they must be trying to get as much prepared as possible now. My guess is they are on a job and knock.

[gregs dad]

it supposed to be happening over Xmas

[Ged]

See my post above Joe, Christmas day itself according to big Johnny.

[gregs dad]

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Sandhills station bridge rebuild

[Stanier]

Looks like Thunderbirds are GO!

[gregs dad]

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The old bridge is off

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On with the new
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From the top of Sandhills Lane, with SS Peter and Paul`s church ,New Brighton on the horizon

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Some funny trains stopping at Sandhills today

[ItsaZappathing]

Excellent pics GD. :handclap:

[wsteve55]

Looks like some real heavy metal there! Is it up yet?

[gregs dad]

The bridges are in place just need the lines and cables to be layed.
All the heavy red steel work was only to move the bridges around on the many wheeled loaders.
There will be a lot of homeless pigeons now as they used to nest under the old bridge. Many years ago it was like running the gauntlet,trying to walk under and not be hit by pigeon droppings.

[scouse smurf]

Hopefully it'll all be operational before I'm officially back at work next week. This morning I had to get the train for one stop from Bootle New Strand to Bootle Oriel Rd, then the rail replacement bus to town followed by a train from Lime St to Liverpool South Parkway and finally another bus. Much easier getting just one train !!!

[gregs dad]

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Steel plates put on the ground to save damaging the road
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Still a lot of road damage
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Levelling the road again
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I see Kevs been busy advertising

B V L

[Ged]

It'll all be operational by Feb 29th Smurfy.

[gregs dad]

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Sandhills bridge is operational again,went across it today

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Just a big clean up needed now

[gregs dad]

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The clearing of the old Sandhills bridge the last one is the filling of the space between the 2 tracks

[Ged]

A great record of the changeover Joe :handclap:

[gregs dad]

A great record of the changeover Joe :handclap:

Thanks Ged and every body.

[gregs dad]

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Sandhills Bridge is now complete,all the tempory steelwork has now been removed.
No provision for the resident pigeons has been provided,but there is room for a few cars to park underneath

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These are from 2007 ,there is about 3 metres of the rock wall on the left of the bottom pic incorporated into the new build

[ItsaZappathing]

Good pics GD :handclap: