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    Was it not the main line into Birkenhead...

    Was it not the main line into Birkenhead Woodside, which was quite a busy station by all accounts?

    I believe there was also quite a lot of freight traffic along that stretch, hence the slow and...
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    Another map I found on this wonderful interweb...

    Another map I found on this wonderful interweb thing, shows the cutting between the two tunnels but no mention of any station or anything.
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    The hut pictured in the cutting is a later...

    The hut pictured in the cutting is a later addition, it's a typical British Railways type structure, I'd date it mid 50's to mid 60's. Apart from being a cabin for Train Crews it could simply have...
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    There's also an accident listed on the Railways...

    There's also an accident listed on the Railways Archive for 4 July 1899 involving a runaway train, not much info I'm afraid.

    http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=6130
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    I've spoken to an old hand Railwayman about the...

    I've spoken to an old hand Railwayman about the possibility of a station at Byrom street.
    He seems to remember as a boy, the sidings in the cutting were used to stable an engine to bank (push from...
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    Great pics, I remember all those types of bus...

    Great pics, I remember all those types of bus from when I was growing up.

    I've got an old ticket machine somewhere from the days when every bus had a Conductor, it's still got some tickets in it,...
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    Hi David, that was Bernie who drove the first...

    Hi David, that was Bernie who drove the first train through the loop.
    I used to be a Driver at Kirkdale in the early 80's, Bernie instructed me during my Driving course. I'll make some enquiries to...
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    Strange as it seems, I think the writing was...

    Strange as it seems, I think the writing was black.

    David, are you any relation to Bernie Catton who was a Driver at Kirkdale?
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    Great to see my Dad's old yellow Viva parked on...

    Great to see my Dad's old yellow Viva parked on the central reservation near Allerton Station and the Cheshire Lines Club where we used to hang around as kids :)
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    If you follow the line behind the train it curves...

    If you follow the line behind the train it curves around past the old Aintree Steam Shed to a junction called Sefton Junction. Here the line from Fazakerly joined from the left.
    The class 31 in the...
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    I remember that train well, 6T73 or "target 73"...

    I remember that train well, 6T73 or "target 73" as it was known, a local trip engine that worked the vans from Edge Hill Gullet to Aintree Metal Box Siding. It also used to take in exotic locations...
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    Brilliant pic Taffy, thanks a lot for finding it....

    Brilliant pic Taffy, thanks a lot for finding it.

    Just found out I've got to go to Allerton next week to visit my Sister, think I'll pop down to Garston and see what's left :noid:
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    In Garston as a boy, I remember Harry Wells the...

    In Garston as a boy, I remember Harry Wells the Barber (later Joe Cummings I think?) on Church Road just before you went under the bridge. Opposite Harry Well's on the corner of Church Road and Speke...
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    Lennons Supermarket And Ariel Parade Garston

    Anyone got any photographs of the old Lennons as it was or any of Ariel Parade in Garston Village?

    Have some quite vivid memories of these but can't find any pics anywhere!!

    Thanks in advance
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    Brilliant, thanks for the info, Father was born...

    Brilliant, thanks for the info, Father was born in number 10.
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    Lissant Street, West Derby

    Hi all, I've been researching my family tree and have just used the 1911 Census looking for my Father.

    I've found him and his 10 :shock: siblings living in Lissant Street, does anyone know where...
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    Woodside was indeed only ever goods sidings. It...

    Woodside was indeed only ever goods sidings. It was situated roughly where the Fords Sidings are now.

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/e28m5/Rail/speke-1.jpg
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    That was Otterspool Goods Loop, still in use...

    That was Otterspool Goods Loop, still in use until the line closed in 1973. Controlled by Otterspool Signal Box which was at the Garston end of the station just after the bridge over Otterspool park.
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    Sorry, I meant Garston Dock Station, which was...

    Sorry, I meant Garston Dock Station, which was behind the Garston Hotel next to the Level Crossing on Dock Road.

    I think the sidings were called Fulwood, I certainly don't remember them being used...
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    The oil siding was between the former Otterspool...

    The oil siding was between the former Otterspool Station and St. Michaels Station on the river side of the line. I think it was roughly where Hythedale Close is now.

    The cutting in Kev's picture...
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