You always find fascination in the otherwise mundane. In the 1970's Kirkdale epitomised the grim post industrial decline that The Port and Liverpool was going through. Fascinating to learn of it's history, it was clearly an intersection of great investment and importance even then. I must have some photos somewhere of the station circa 1972, but probably of me and me mates gooning it up. Cheers MW always a treat watching your channel.

Brilliant video, still very much waiting for one of the history of Kirkby station. So glad to hear you back narrating things yourself. That local touch makes a massive difference.

Glad to have found this video on the day we finally have the announcement of the 777s entering service on Monday 23rd Jan! Great to see both the past, present, and future all in one video.

I have a lasting memory, should explain I can remember being 2 years old then thinking I’d been 3 for ages so my long term memory is amazing I’m almost 50. I remember looking over a bridge at multiple tracks and I’m certain that would have been on the Northern line. As previously explained my Grandma lived in Formby at 18 College Avenue which was lineside between Formby and Freshfield stations. I can only imagine the view was over the bridge which separates the Southport and Ormskirk/Kirkby. I remember a huge number of sidings and loops which were definitely not at Southport. Kirkdale is the only station I can consider to be where this memory comes from. I really wish I could put my memories to better use. I was born in March 1973 but my memories go back to 1974/75. I’m also aware of Col Parker’s death on the crossing between Freshfield and Formby stations.

Another fantastic insight into Mersey rail with some great old pictures 👍🏻

Another great video, thank you

Fine video. Thank you!

Hei been following this series of stations for a while now and have been hoping for a kirkdale episode since I did my geography alevel corsework here a while ago and have been resurching about the various tunnels here. Great video like always. Keep up the good work

Grand! 🍸

The Class 777s are expected to start operating on the Merseyrail network hopefully in few months time.

@Merseywail a kirkby episode would be so appreciated, I understand that the current site of the northern line station, was a new build, the original station which was on the opposite side of the road bridge on the Wigan platform, also having double lines serving now deleted platforms and original ticket office and ancillary railway buildings washed away with the modernisation the old cobbled sloped road is still partly visible to where goods & coal access as enabled down to the trackside 'opposite' the (current at this time) Wigan destination single platform💜

Love these videos! It's so refreshing to see well-researched videos about railways outside of London, especially since they're local to me personally! If you further cover closed lines/tunnels/etc. in the Merseyside area, would you consider also covering their potential to be re-opened, or plans therein? BetterTransport's "Reopen rail lines" webpage is a decent resource for this, though not extensive. People seem to have given up hope on railways being expanded or brought up to modern standards, and seem to have put all of their proverbial eggs in the automobile basket, and these are things I believe can be changed with increased awareness on the topic. If you're ever going to cover the (ex-) Liverpool Extention Line (erroneously called the Liverpool Loop Line by some...), my offer to get footage on your behalf still stands, though I'm still stuck with just my phone's camera for now.

Will you do a video about Birkenhead Park or North at some point? Would be interesting to see what the extra tracks/platforms were used for back in the day

a nice change , thank you , where can i find historic edge hill station pictures , regards from wigan

Also, you can hear the trains coming in and out of the docks

A great video. My Auntie Mary lived in Ajax Street off Argos Road at the back of Bank Hall shed as a nipper I could never see over the wall on Stanley Road bridge. There's a map showing Argos Street on this video is it available any where

Nice video, but very difficult to understand. Is that right at 9:07? “800 Mio. passengers per year?” Crikey!

*EDITOR - check the spelling of Manchester @1:07

Yes I spent a lot of time on the disused railway catching rats ECT it blows me away with the construction of it av walked throo the tunnels loads of time and it's unbelievable am always taking about it how the hell did they build them it's very complex so meny tunnels the pyramids have got nothing on them they were cut throo solid sandstone to me this was one of the eth wonders of the world I work in the building game all my life and I have asked every brick layer how did they build them they carnt give me the answer they just say they were proper trades men back then I scratching their heads millions and millions of brick to line them vaulted over I get the cut and cover method but these tunnels are to deep down for that method am probably gunner be scratching my head over this for the rest of my life am always thinking of them I have done videos of the tunnels il will get them on here one day ye it blows ye mind on how they built the railways and to think it all started in Liverpool ye the very first passenger train in the world from Liverpool to Manchester the rest is history totally mind blowing thank for sharing brilliant