St. Helens & South Lancashire Rail & Bus Site:
Bootle Branch & Docks.
This line runs from Edge Hill (Bootle Junction) to the docks at Bootle & Seaforth. It can also be accessed by the recently reopened curve from Olive Mount Junction to Edge Lane Junction. In addition, it once served passenger stations & depots at Canada Dock & Alexandra Dock. Photo locations are few, the former station sites at Spellow and Walton & Anfield being inaccessible from public locations. More photos will be added when time permits.
Page created on 7 June 2009
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Regent Road. Bootle. 1998. This location is no longer accessible to the public. 47345 takes a Freightliner service towards Seaforth. |
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56007 + 56083 emerge from Liverpool Bulk Terminal, with a MGR to Fiddlers Ferry. |
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And run alongside Regent Road. |
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Cross the road at an ungated crossing. |
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And head towards Edge Hill. |
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CANADA DOCK. The station here was damaged by Mr Hitler & friends in WW2, and never reopened to passengers. |
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ALEXANDRA DOCK. 6 June 1959, SLS / MLS railtour (fare £ 1) |
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The station lay to the left of where 60080 is located in the next photograph. |
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Bootle, Derby Road bridge 60080 leaves the docks with a MGR coal service to Fiddlers Ferry. 18 September 2004. |
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Approaching the site of Bootle Balliol Road station. 17 April 2009. 66302 with MGR empties from Derby. |
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Tuebrook station site. 24 March 2009. 66155 crosses West Derby Road with the Warrington - Seaforth "steel" service. |
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Stanley (Liverpool). Approaching the station site, which was behind the photographer; views of the actual site are hindered by vegetation. 3 June 2009. 66113 with the Warrington - Seaforth "steel" service. |
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Edge Lane Junction. How it used to look. With a Class 105 nearest the camera, a mixed dmu formation passes on 27 July 1980. The line on the left went to Olive Mount Jcn. |
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(4)5690 used the triangle at Bootle/ Edge Lane/ Olive Mount junctions to reverse during the 1980 steam specials. Viewed from Binns Road bridge looking towards Edge Lane. Edge Lane station was just beyond the bridge. |
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A Fastline coal service between Liverpool Bulk Terminal & Ratcliffe Power Station runs occasionally at present. 66304 takes empty hoppers towards the docks 0n 18 November 2008. |
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60027 with a Liverpool BT to Fiddlers Ferry MGR, takes the curve towards Bootle Junction & Edge Hill on 18 November 2008. |
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60052 at the same location on 18 September 2004. Viewed from Pighue Lane bridge. Note the former "National Power" hoppers then used on some of these trains. |
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17 April 2009. 66302 with a MGR train to Derby. |
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Olive Mount Tunnel, on the curve from Olive Mount Junction to Edge Lane Junction. 31 March 2009. 66145 with the Arpley - Seaforth service conveying steel / scrap. |
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Olive Mount Junction. 7 April 2009. 66148 with the Warrington - Seaforth "steel" service. |
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Page last changed on 23 February 2005
