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Stretch of railway line which ran between the old Balliol Road station and Alexandria Dock station till 1948.
Still used for freight from the docks,taken from Derby Rd bridge
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Stretch of railway line which ran between the old Balliol Road station and Alexandria Dock station till 1948.
Still used for freight from the docks,taken from Derby Rd bridge
Hi Gregs dad, I've got a picture book on Liverpool stations, 1830 - 1985. Many pictures. Can remember stations in garston and garston dock, ther is also a picture of Otterspool station which closed in 1951. (should be re-opened) The book was published by Heyday Publishing Co based in Crosby Road North, L22 Don't know if they are still in business.
Otterspool station is still there. I think someone lives in the station buildings. As the population is increasing around there it may be viable. I recall the original Cheshire Lines passenger terminal at Brunswick Dock - demolished in 1975. It was the Liverpool terminal until Central Station opened. Also no passengers used it from around the 1870s.Quote:
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there are a lot of stations that need to be reopened now the areas have become more populated. otterspool station is a strange one, the station building and platforms are still there but are lived in now by private residences it had an early closure as it was hardly used and in a difficult quite area and it was strange there was a very long walk down a private road to get to the station i dont know why they didnt build the station on the bridge on jerico lane but merseyrail want to reopen the station again but not the original station one on the bridge on jerico lane.
St james station in the city is also to be reopened now the area is so populated that closed back in 1917 and a lot remain of the original station. it is rumored to be haunted.
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Here`s the old Spellow station on County Rd, closed in 1948, now a betting shop the track is still used for dock traffic
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Cressington Station on the Southport to Hunts Cross line
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The old drinking fountain on Cressington station
Cressington Station looks special. Joe, it is on the Northern Line - just being pedantic.
The line, and station, has a 90% plus chance of being reused for passenger traffic. The line is being electrified (Not announced to cut it yet) and LFCs new stadium will mean passengers will be on the line and may be a new station here.Quote:
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All that remains of Woodside Station,Birkenhead,
what a shame, it was a nice looking place judging by the pics of it
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Kirkdale station with it`s tunnels and hanging gardens,notice the old entrance stairway on the left bricked up.
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Kirkdale station looking good after it`s renovation a few years ago
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Ormskirk station booking hall after it`s recent makeover
check out www.oldliverpoolrailways.tk
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Kirkdale station late in the evening
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James Street station
Walked the Trans-Pennine Way from Broadgreen to Walton Vale yesterday. At Hartley`s Jam Factory there is a multi-arched bridge over the trail, which carries a path through to Long Lane. I think it`s known as Hartley Road. It seems a very substantial bridge for just a pathway, I`m wondering if at one time it was an actual road which perhaps led to railway sidings where the jams could have been loaded on to trains for distribution via the rail network. Can anyone confirm this or offer any info,please?
Jacobs biscuits Long lane, used that line which ran into the factory