Architecture

Architecture

Dingle Overhead Railway Tunnel

The Cars | Tunnel, Pre Collapse | Tunnel, Days after the Collapse | Tunnel, after Completed Repairs | Maps One of my favourite tunnels in Liverpool, has to be the only underground section of the historic Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR),…
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Great Howard Street Bridge & Grand Arch

Once a train had passed over the Waterloo branch line, via the Victoria and Waterloo Tunnels, enroute to the former Riverside Station, trains would pass beneath the Grand Arch and Great Howard Street Bridge. A view from the Historic Edge Hill…
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Liverpool Loop Line

I transferred from Warrington Arpley to Birkenhead Central depot on the Merseyrail network, for promotion to Train Driver in early 1988. Whilst at Merseyrail, doing my British Rail MP12 driver training course, I enjoyed the daily adventure of driving trains…
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Wapping Cutting, Wapping Tunnel & the 1829 Crown Street Tunnel, Edge Hill, Liverpool

Wapping Cutting | Wapping Tunnel | 1829 Crown Street Tunnel | 1846 Crown Street Tunnel | Crown Street Station/Park | Wapping Crows Foot | Maps I have been lucky to have visited this astonishing place many times over the years.…
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Red Star Tunnel, Liverpool Lime Street

The Red Star express parcel delivery service was launched by British Rail in April 1963. Red Star made use of the many Inter City, passenger services, serving the major cities throughout the UK. Utilising these fast and frequent passenger trains…
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Walton CLC Railway Tunnels

A fascinating look at the long abandoned Cheshire Lines Railway Tunnels between the former Walton-on-the-Hill station and Kirkdale. The (CLC) Cheshire Lines Committee, commenced the building of Walton-on-the-Hill tunnels in September 1875. Built by contractors, Messrs Kirk and Parry, architectural…
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Liverpool Lime Street to Edge Hill Railway Cutting

Lime Street Station | Edge Hill Station | Lime Street to Edge Hill Cutting | Maps Liverpool Lime Street Station Liverpool’s original terminus station on the 1830 Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), was Crown Street Station in Edge Hill. However,…
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Williamson’s Tunnels

360° Virtual Reality | Flying through Mason Street | Paddington and Mason Street Tunnels images I first joined the Friends of Williamson’s Tunnels as a member in early 1999, becoming a Trustee in September that same year. It has been…
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Futurist Cinema, Lime Street

The Futurist was a lovely old Cinema that stood on Lime Street in Liverpool City Centre. Sadly the building was finally demolished in 2016, despite a campaign by Heritage Organisations to save it. The former Cinema opened its doors on…
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