Unseen Liverpool

[Sirob]

Rainford Junction was once an important junction, with lines to Ormskirk and St. Helens; In March 1965
Rainford Junction Station
from Bushey Lane Junction
From Randle Junction, towards St. Helens
Rainford Village station
Telephone bell codes for the signalboxes

[John(Zappa)]

Great pics Sirob.I like Rainford.Nice place.

[merseywail]

Another view of rainford junction: photo J Peden collection
A liverpool tram, Pier head. : photo W J Haynes
Tram passing victoria monument. :source unknown
Trams at Seacombe ferry: source unknown

[John(Zappa)]

Great pics Sirob.I like Rainford.Nice place.

That goes to you to Merseywail

[lindylou]

Thanks everyone for pics. keep posting

[Sirob]

Great stuff, Merseywail, where do they come from????

On 1 July 1972, The Liverpool Locomotive Preservation Group ran a railtour round Birkenhead Docks;
Duke Street/Corporation Road
South side of Bidston Dock
Dock Road, Poulton
Canning Street
Wallasey Dock

[merseywail]

Stations & signal boxes:
March lane junction, near Knowsley rd. photo by J Smith
St Michaels c1925 ''J Peden collection.''
Tuebrook c1930 ''J Peden collection''
Kirkdale west box ,source unknown.
Kirkby station .photo by G Kaye.

[Sirob]

Ah, Merseywail, so nice to wallow in the past. Especially Kirkby Station with the Aintree Loco water softening plant in the background! I used to travel on the Wigan line, when it was a proper railway!

Some postcards;
Toxteth Tabernacle, rear dated 1907, E & J Wilson, Liverpool.
Princes Park, same date, Valentines series.
Southport Lord Street, Bamforth &Co. Ltd.
Southport Promenade, as above.
Southport Lakeside Railway, Photochrome Co Ltd.

[wallasey]

More great images everyone!

[Sirob]

Some City Centre buildings;

Queen Building, Dale Street, February 1976
Phoenix Insurance, Dale Street, " "
The Albany, Hall Street, April 1977
Bereys Building, Bixteth Street, April 1977
Exchange Hotel frontage, " "

[John(Zappa)]

Brilliant pics once again

[Sirob]

Often, portrait pics have fascinating backgrounds,

The bowling green and Walton Park Gardens flats, pre flyover, 1962
Bedford Road, Walton, towards the church, 1970

[oritelad]

i have some very rare photos if theres a railway photo anyone is dieing to see please let me know and i will have a look (merseysides railways only)

heres a few rare site below

inside Bootle tunnel under canal

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...letunn1200.jpg

Bootle tunnel entrance 1930s

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...tletunnel2.jpg

Same view in 2008 to bootle tunnel this is the only entrance to the tunnel other end blocked

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...etunnelnew.jpg

A very rare site of Liverpool Central Low Level well before merseyrail took over this would be used to reach wirral through the now disused Liverpool Central to James Street tunnel

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...8thfeb1965.jpg

[oritelad]

Any one know Brewster street by Kirkdale station and the old closed down Princess Picture House (which is getting knocked down soon) well take a look at these rare site hope you like

[quincyg]

i have some very rare photos if theres a railway photo anyone is dieing to see please let me know and i will have a look (merseysides railways only)

heres a few rare site below

inside Bootle tunnel under canal

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...letunn1200.jpg

Bootle tunnel entrance 1930s

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...tletunnel2.jpg

Same view in 2008 to bootle tunnel this is the only entrance to the tunnel other end blocked

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...etunnelnew.jpg

A very rare site of Liverpool Central Low Level well before merseyrail took over this would be used to reach wirral through the now disused Liverpool Central to James Street tunnel

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...8thfeb1965.jpg

thank you. was going to try and get the old tunnel over the wall but wasn't sure how I was going to do it. I go past there regularly to my doctors and was wondering how the line ran from the back of Marsh Lane police station to there with the canal.
I've noticed what I call 'railway bricks' (they have a distinctive colour to them) not far from there on Hawthorne Rd by the old car place (between Marsh Lane/Linacre Lane). I'm assuming there was a railway bridge that went over Hawthorne?
I'm still after seeing the old bridge to the sidings that went over Rathbone Rd by Pigue Lane. I remember it as a kid.