Birkenhead Dock Railway. A forgotten mothballed railway walk
A fantastic walk along a mothballed freight line between Rock Ferry and Bidston, the line has been closed since 1993 with a lot of the original infrastructure still in situ.
The Birkenhead Dock Branch is a disused railway line running from the South junction of Rock Ferry, to the site of the former Bidston Dock on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The branch is approximately 4 1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) in length. Although called a branch, the line was accessible from both ends, from Bidston East junction and from Rock Ferry railway station. The former Mollington Street Rail Depot was branched into the line. A section of the line runs through Haymarket Tunnel and a low-level cutting through the centre of Birkenhead; visible from the road flyovers. The former Canning Street North signal box still stands and the non-standard gates remain on the east side, but a fence has been erected on the other side despite the railway being officially out of use, rather than closed. Level crossings are also located at Duke
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ABANDONED BIRKENHEAD TOWN STATION AND ABANDONED RAILWAY TUNNELS,BRANCH LINE TO BIRKENHEAD DOCKS
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Birkenhead Dock Railway. A forgotten mothballed railway walk
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A Day in Liverpool (1929)
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The Navy’s “Youngest“ (1933)
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Greek liner Matrona capsizes at Birkenhead dock (1947)
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Lord Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith landing at Tilbury Dock (1929)
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New dock opened by Lord Derby (1928)
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TRANSPORT: Steamship “Lady Somers“ launched at Birkenhead (1928)
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Launch At Birkenhead (1920-1929)
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New Vittoria Dock
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Birkenhead Originally Part Of Headlines In Celluloid (1946)
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1,000 Die In Jap Earthquake Aka Thousands Die In Jap Earthquake (1947)