St. Helens & South Lancashire Rail & Bus Site.
Rainhill Area.
Rainhill is probably best known as the location of the "Rainhill Trials" in 1830, although the trials actually took place some distance to the east of the station. The present station was built in the 1860's. The first station, initially called Kendricks Cross, lay to the east of the Tasker Terrace footbridge.
Page last changed on 20 September 2007.
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66201 with a westbound MGR empties on 2 June 2006. This location is a public footpath about ¾ mile east of Rainhill station. |
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142.052 at the same location. Those with good eyesight might spot a well known local rail photographer at the extreme right. |
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60020 with the Arpley - Seaforth steel service on 3 November 2006. |
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66018 with an eastbound MGR service.
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60007 with the Warrington - Seaforth steel service on 2 June 2006. Viewed from a footbridge about ½ mile east of Rainhill station. |
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156.461, looking west from the footbridge towards Rainhill station 2 June 2006. |
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60045 with the Seaforth (Stanton Grove) - Arpley empties on 15 November 2006. |
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Rainhill Signal Box closed during 2007. Here, 142.029 waits for permission to proceed on 15 November 2006. The original Kendricks Cross station was located near here. |
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60069 at Rainhill with a MGR to Fiddlers Ferry on 3 November 2006. |
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Rainhill station, 1969. |
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About ½ mile west of Rainhill station in 1969. |
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Page revised on 20 September 2007.
