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Chester and Birkenhead Railway

Dates

09/07/1847	Chester and Birkenhead Railway Chester and Birkenhead Railway merged with the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway to form the new Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway.

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Chester to Birkenhead

Chester [CBR]

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Bache

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Bache (pronounced 'Baitch') is in north Chester and the last stop before the terminus. A service from Liverpool stops on 29/06/2016. ...
David Panton 29/06/2016

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Merseyrail Stadler EMU 777003 arrives at Hooton from Ellesmere Port to form the 17.19 departure to Liverpool Central, that I travelled on to Lime ...
David Pesterfield 14/11/2023

507009, with the yellow livery with grey graphics side showing to good effect, arrives at Hooton with the 15.57 service to Chester on 24th September ...
Don Chattwood 24/09/2022

A close up of some of the advertising graphics on 508111, yes that is Paul McCartney. It is believed that 508111 will be offered for preservation when ...
Don Chattwood 24/09/2022

Stabled at Hooton on 24th September 2022 is Merseyrail 508111. It has the special Blue coloured Beatles Story Livery and graphics. John Lennon is ...
Don Chattwood 24/09/2022

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Eastham Rake

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Bromborough

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507030, heading for Chester, calls at Bromborough on 1st February 2023. The canopy from main line days still stands on the Liverpool platform. ...
Mark Bartlett 01/02/2023

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Bromborough Rake

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I stopped because I liked the name, and made a new friend, currently licking his paws. ...
David Panton 29/06/2016

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Spital

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Port Sunlight

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507010 leaves Port Sunlight heading towards Liverpool on 4th October 2023. The old 507s and 508s seem to be working turn and turn about with the new ...
Mark Bartlett 04/10/2023

Totem from Port Sunlight station (still open today 34644) seen at a Railwayana auction in 1996. The place is named after the soap whereas ...
David Panton 07/09/1996

Port Sunlight station at platform level is basic and functional compared to the street level booking office See image 34644. From the platforms, ...
Mark Bartlett 24/06/2011

The rustic looking station at Port Sunlight, opened in 1925 in a style very much in keeping with the garden village that it serves. The booking ...
Mark Bartlett 24/06/2011

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Bebington

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777002 calls at Bebington, heading for Ellesmere Port, on 4th October 2023. This station serves the north end of Port Sunlight model village and it is ...
Mark Bartlett 04/10/2023

Merseyrail EMU 508120 leaves Bebington for Liverpool. With six trains an hour in each direction it is easy to forget that this line was only ...
Mark Bartlett 24/06/2011

Like its neighbouring station of Port Sunlight, Bebington is a little non-descript at platform level See image 34750 but the street level ...
Mark Bartlett 24/06/2011

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Rock Lane

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Rock Ferry

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A view towards Birkenhead from the footbridge access to the Chester platform at Rock Ferry. On the far left are the bay platforms, now used for ...
Mark Bartlett 16/11/2015

Rock Ferry was the station where Mersey Railway services terminated, in two bay platforms, and passengers transferred to main line services to ...
Mark Bartlett 16/11/2015

Rock Ferry station on 29/06/2016, with the little-used bay platforms in the foreground. ...
David Panton 29/06/2016

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Tranmere

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Green Lane

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Mersey Railway

Green Lane, oozing with atmosphere, sees 507011 go into the tunnel heading for Liverpool with a service from the Chester line in November 2015. The ...
Mark Bartlett 16/11/2015

View south through the short tunnel, from the Liverpool platform at Green Lane, as 507010 climbs the 1:35 gradient to take it up to the level of the ...
Mark Bartlett 16/11/2015

A deceptive station building. Although a railway line runs directly behind Green Lane station (see bridge on left of picture) those are the now closed ...
Mark Bartlett 16/11/2015

Subterranean Green Lane, partially open to the elements, looking towards Rock Ferry. The brick vaulting between the girders appears to have once ...
Mark Bartlett 16/11/2015

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Birkenhead Town

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Monks Ferry

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Chester and Birkenhead Railway

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Portions of line and locations

Chester to Birkenhead

Chester [CBR]

Bache

Upton by Chester Halt

Mollington

Capenhurst

Ledsham

Hooton

Eastham Rake

Bromborough

Bromborough Rake

Spital

Port Sunlight

Bebington

Rock Lane

Rock Ferry

Tranmere

Green Lane

Birkenhead Town

Monks Ferry

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