Shore Road Goods railway station
Former railway goods terminal in Birkenhead, England, which is currently used as offices / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shore Road Goods was a goods terminus in Birkenhead, England. The goods station was situated near to Morpeth Dock, on the Birkenhead Dock Branch railway line, and operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee.[1] The CLC was granted permission to run two locomotives on the dock lines from 13 March 1884.[2] The engine shed, which adjoined the goods station, was opened in 1888 and closed in 1961.[3] The main building of the goods station is still in existence, and is used as an office for Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's archives service.[4][5]
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Shore Road Goods | |
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The Cheshire Lines Building, formerly Shore Road Goods station | |
General information | |
Location | Birkenhead, Wirral England |
Coordinates | 53.3961°N 3.0141°W / 53.3961; -3.0141 |
Grid reference | SJ326893 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Pre-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Post-grouping | Cheshire Lines Committee |
Key dates | |
c.1884-1888 | Opened |
c.1961 | Closed |
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