2009

SJ3395 : A section of the now filled-in goods railway line, Irlam Road, Bootle

taken 15 years ago, near to Bootle, Sefton, England

A section of the now filled-in goods railway line, Irlam Road, Bootle.
A section of the now filled-in goods railway line, Irlam Road, Bootle.
The once busy goods railway line, linking the North Liverpool dock system with the national railway lines, ran partly underground beneath this section. As the steam locomotives emerged briefly from the tunnels far below the roadway, the air around would be filled with a mixture of steam and smoke. A very evocative image from an age now passed. . . Note the top arch of the mouth of one of the original tunnels. Ordnance survey sheet:SJ 39 NW (1956) has detail of the original route of the railway line in question.

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SJ3395, 71 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
david lawler   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 July, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 15 August, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 336 955 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:27.1671N 3:0.0002W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 336 955
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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