A look at the Birkenhead Docks railway in 1989

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3 жыл бұрын

We go for a slightly longer video than normal in this video from our Ranwell Video series, and take a look a the railway to Birkenhead Docks, filmed on 08/03/1989. We start at Canning Street North, and see 31125 arriving with Cargo wagons. 03073 is then seen shunting the wagons around. Next, 37131 is seen with a coal train consisting of HEA wagons.
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@darrenhillman8396 2 ай бұрын

What a fantastic set of clips - a precious piece of railway history now, as all the railway seen in each clip has gone. Thank you so much for sharing this.

@stephensmith4480 Жыл бұрын

I worked with a lot of Birkenhead men who then went on to Ellesmere port and finally, Warrington. They used to stable the 03 shunt Loco outside the pub overnight. The Railway we work on today is very different to those days 👍👍

@ABSpotter_24 2 жыл бұрын

My dad used to take freights down there many years ago. Lots of old stories told of it.

@TheLuigi69 3 жыл бұрын

Love it.. my Glorious Town .. Thank you for uploading ☺

@paulc9588 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. This location retains some of the atmosphere and activity of the old railway, which still hung on in a few places into the early 1990s. How dull the railway is now in comparison. Surprised to see a Mk1 Ford Escort still going strong in 1989!

@barryashley6500 Жыл бұрын

Love it my hometown my dad used to be a shunter on these lines

@TheosTrainsWalesOfficial 5 ай бұрын

There was a similar level crossing setup at Wareham station in Dorset back in the 70's, but I've no idea if it had alarms and/or bells or not. I've just checked on Google Maps, and part of the crossing is still there. There's just two of the gates and two wigwags left now, pretty much one half of it left.

@majorpygge-phartt2643 3 жыл бұрын

This is when I first ventured onto the Wirral and I remember walking around the various dock roads looking at the various rail lines but I never saw any trains operating there. Most likely because it was the last days of the operations by trains there and there was already a lot of lines being lifted. Now there's hardly anything left, only a few rusty isolated sections here and there, with the Birkenhead dock line down Corporation road long out of use and heavily overgrown and some of it lifted and buried under piles of rubble.

@stephensrailways 3 жыл бұрын

Myself and the original cameraman from this video paid a visit to this area less than a week ago. If they crossing lights weren't still there at Canning Street North, you wouldn't know it was the same place, the box is still there but completely hidden in trees, and like you've said the rest is overgrown/buried and lifted.

@PreservationEnthusiast Жыл бұрын

@@stephensrailways It needs all to be demolished and relandscaped to include retail, leisure, and residential and green spaces to enhance the Birhenhead water front.

@KaptainKastle 6 ай бұрын

@SteamlocoScrapper there's no money in Birkenhead to justify the expense

@johnmasters504 3 жыл бұрын

I have always studied docks railways, namely, Boston, Sutton Bridge, Wisbech both sides of river, Kings Lynn, Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Ipswich, Felixstowe, Wells Next the Sea, and Weymouth, at present Boston is still there as is Griffin Wharf at Ipswich... Great video...

@FLCollection620 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@michaelward2082 Жыл бұрын

hi there

@PreservationEnthusiast Жыл бұрын

@@michaelward2082 This is all disused and derelict. It needs to be broken up and demolished. The site could be repurposed for retail, leisure, and housing to enhance the riverside area.

@JPLCUK 3 жыл бұрын

Nice like the old level crossing

@terryr4648 2 жыл бұрын

I watched a video of the line earlier seriously overgrown now, I remember in 1988 when on day release on a YTS I studied at a college on Laird Street often I would wander down back then you did see the occasional engine, great video thanks for the memories

@standclear502 Жыл бұрын

Considering the birkenhead dock branch is the second oldest railway in the world, which helped build the fortunes of liverpool! Its a shame wirral council plan to sweep it all away… The historic importance of this railway It should be put into heritage preservation 💜

@beeble2003 5 ай бұрын

"the birkenhead dock branch is the second oldest railway in the world" I don't think that's correct. The docks themselves don't seem to have opened until 1847, and there were hundreds of railways, in multiple countries, by then.

@standclear502 5 ай бұрын

I got the information from a Thomas brassie society booklet, iell try to dig it out and post. 👍

@beeble2003 5 ай бұрын

@@standclear502 Thanks -- that would be great!