Passing the redundant signal box at Birkdale is 508112, heading north towards Southport. Only a mile separates Birkdale station from Southport but there are four level crossings, all now controlled from the Merseyrail centre at Sandhills rather than the local signal boxes previously used.
Location: Birkdale
Original line: Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 15/02/2013
Image number: 42220