Originally Posted by
oritelad
what? so walton station former walton junction name which is on the kirby branch was there a station before that in a different location?? is rice lane former preston rd station the original station or was there one in a different location before??
also anyone know about millers bridge station? was bootle orriel rd and bootle new strand and bootle barriol rd the only 3 stations in bootle or was there old stations they replaced?
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also anyone have anythink on woodside station on the runcorn gap branch it would of been between speke and halebank stations?
Yes, that's right - like I said, I will have to check dates & the reason for it's closure. Not sure if you aware, but it was the same situation with Blundellsands & Crosby, which was originally located on Mersey Road. If you stand on the bridge & look towards Southport, the old station maters house (on the RHS) & platforms are still there (now converted into a private residence).
As far as I am aware, the 3 stations in Bootle were never replacements for any others. Bootle New Strand originally opened as Marsh Lane & Strand Road & then changed it's name upon the opening of the shopping centre some time in the 60's.
As for there being a station called Woodside - the only one I know of is Birkenhead Woodside. I have looked at the map & it could be that this was purely for goods & not for passenger use. I will have to look into this further.
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