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MissGuided #247772 12th Aug 2008 8:54pm
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Goods entrance at Woodside, Birkenhead
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1959 Woodside Station seen from the new dock at Grayson Rollo, Birkenhead.
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1950s Birkenhead waterfront. Showing Cammell Lairds and most of Birkenhead!
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1950 Woodside Ferry terminal and Woodside Station, Birkenhead.
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1950s Birkenhead and Wallasey Docks. You can just see New Brighton Pier in the distance.
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1962 Cammell Lairds and Birkenhead.
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1948 Woodside & Grayson Rollo from the Mersey.
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Map 1899 and map 2008

The station you have pointed to appears to have been called Town Station in 1899.

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/birkenhead_town/index.shtml

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Thanks for all your help

I actually wrote that Wikipedia article, some time ago...

Although trying to locate decent picss is another matter (especially after it's closure & during demolition

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Heh, I began the article! A lot of the information was from the Railway Stations of Wirral book mentioned, there's not much in the periods you're after bar what's left of it now (the side retaining wall and the tunnel) but maybe if you're this way again there'll be something in the Wirral Museum or somewhere like that? One thing about the subbrit site I like is a photo of Monks' Ferry before it was flattened, shows the state of it quite well.

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woodside circa 67

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Sorry but electricity at Woodside Station ???

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Originally Posted by SoundLad
Sorry but electricity at Woodside Station ???

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That's not even Britain. Anybody recognise it?


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Germany?


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Don't think so; thinking Australia.


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It's an Amtrak/Penn Central Metroliner train at New Haven, Connecticut on 3 September 1972.


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Originally Posted by PaganJay
It's an Amtrak/Penn Central Metroliner train at New Haven, Connecticut on 3 September 1972.


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Sometimes Police Officers give more than just speeding tickets!

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This topic hasn't been touched for while, so I thought I'd add a few photo's that a mate of mine took in 1967 and maybe one in 1968.

As far as I know they haven't been shown anywhere public before, and he doesn't mind them being shared here. Hope they're of interest.

Cheers,
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45232 again. I always looked forward to seeing if there was a ship in the graving dock!
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Woodside closed awaiting demolition. Note the signal arms have been removed. This would be late '67 / early '68.

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Fantastic pictures Billy

Thanks for sharing smile


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