A busy station on the Merseyrail underground network was the scene of a tragedy near the end of the 19th century when a man was run over by a train and his body not discovered for several hours. James Street opened in 1886, the terminus of the Liverpool to Birkenhead railway. Along with Hamilton Square […]
RAILWAY WORKERS PUT PASSENGER SAFETY BEFORE OWN LIVES
A plaque on platform one of Lime Street Station commemorates two railway workers fromthe Edge Hill depot who died following an accident, having first ensured the safety of all passengers. On 20th May 1937 sixty year old Joseph Ball was driving the 1040 Euston to Liverpool express train, accompanied by fireman Cormack Higgins. Just a […]
FLATS NEARLY DEMOLISHED AFTER FOUR YEARS
There have been plenty of housing schemes that pleased the planners far more than those who had to live in them and were knocked down after just a few decades. However there was one development which is passed by thousands of motorists every day where the residents were more than happy to see it saved […]
MERSEY COLLISION BETWEEN STEAMERS
As Liverpool gears up for Cunard’s Three Queens lining up on the River Mersey at the same time, it has to be hoped that there is no repeat of what happened 150 years ago today, when two ferries collied just as they set off across the river. On Sunday 21st May 1865 at around 430pm […]
LIVERPOOL’S OLDEST STATION
It looks just like any other suburban local railway halt but Broadgreen station, situated a stone’s throw from the end of the M62 motorway, is one of the oldest in the world and has a history of famous visitors and tragic events. Opened in 1830 as one of the stations on the Liverpool & Manchester line, […]
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