CLOSURES and RETRACTION

1931   Childwall station closed to passengers

1943   Childwall goods facilities closed.

1951   Otterspool and Halewood stations closed

1952   Passenger services withdrawn from Sefton & Maghull, Lydiate, Altcar & Hillhouse, Woodave, Birkdale, Ainsdale, Southport Lord Street.

1960  Remaining freight traffic to Altcar  & Hillhouse withdrawn.

1960   Aintree Central , Warbreck, Clubmoor, West Derby and Knotty Ash closed to passengers.

1964   West Derby , Aintree and Garston Goods Yard's  closed.

1965  Gateacre closed to goods.

1968  Walton On the Hills goods closed.

1969   Sandon Dock branch closed.

1970   Langton Dock branched closed..

1971   Brunswick Yard closed.

1972  Knotty Ash yard closed.

1972  Liverpool Central - Gateacre service withdrawn with St Michaels Mersey Rd and Cressington  and Garston staions closing.

1979   Remaining line to Huskisson closed.

1978  St Michaels, Aigburth, Cressington and Garston reopened and electrified.

Remains of Walton and Walton Shed sometime in the early 1980's

 

 

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