The station was specifically used for ship liner traffic, opening on 12 June 1895.[2] It was accessed via the Victoria and Waterloo tunnels.
It had two main platforms of 795 feet (242 m) and 698 feet (213 m), with a centre release track between them, and a 560 feet (170 m) bay platform, all covered by a roof. Beyond the buffers were waiting rooms and an inspector's office. It was rebuilt in 1945 after bomb damage. On the opposite side of Princes Parade from the station were the Customs examination rooms and the floating Princes Landing Stage, where the ships berthed.[3]
Due to weight restrictions on the line, it was worked by a pair of LNWR Webb Coal Tank locomotives which took trains from Edge Hill railway station until strengthening of the infrastructure around the docks area in 1950 allowed large mainline locomotives to travel through.[1] To open the line for a train the signalman had to walk about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) fitting six Annett's keys into locks at the swing bridge and points. A pilot with a red flag walked a similar distance in front of each train that arrived and departed.[4]
The station was closed when the Belfast Steamship Company's Ulster Queen hit the swing bridge at the entrance to Prince's Dock on 21 October 1949, reopening on 27 March 1950.[5]
The station was heavily used during both World Wars, receiving troop trains from all over the United Kingdom and troops entering the country, however a decline in Atlantic liner traffic in the 1960s due to the growing popularity of air travel saw its use decline.
On 20 September 1960, English Electric type 4 locomotives D211 and D212 were respectively named Mauretania and Aureol at the station.[1]
The last train to use the station was a troop train carrying soldiers bound for Belfast on 25 February 1971.[1] It was demolished in the 1990s.
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdef"Disused Stations: Liverpool Riverside Station". Retrieved 5 October 2010.
Hughes, John C. (March 1999). "Waterloo and Riverside". Back Track. Vol. 13, no. 3. Pendragon Publishing. ISSN 0955-5382.
Reed, C. Gateway to the West: A history of Riverside Station Liverpool, MD&HB – LNWR. LNWR Society, 1992.
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liverpool, riverside, railway, station, liverpool, riverside, railway, station, owned, mersey, docks, harbour, board, located, liverpool, pier, head, ocean, liner, terminal, liverpool, riversidesite, liverpool, riverside, station, august, 2010general, informat. Liverpool Riverside was a railway station owned by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board and located at Liverpool s Pier Head ocean liner terminal Liverpool RiversideSite of Liverpool Riverside Station in August 2010General informationLocationLiverpool LiverpoolEnglandCoordinates53 24 27 N 2 59 56 W 53 4075 N 2 9988 W 53 4075 2 9988Grid referenceSJ336906Platforms3 1 Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMersey Docks and Harbour BoardPre groupingMersey Docks and Harbour BoardPost groupingMersey Docks and Harbour BoardKey dates12 June 1895 1895 06 12 Opened 1 25 February 1971Closed 1 Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksHistory EditThe station was specifically used for ship liner traffic opening on 12 June 1895 2 It was accessed via the Victoria and Waterloo tunnels It had two main platforms of 795 feet 242 m and 698 feet 213 m with a centre release track between them and a 560 feet 170 m bay platform all covered by a roof Beyond the buffers were waiting rooms and an inspector s office It was rebuilt in 1945 after bomb damage On the opposite side of Princes Parade from the station were the Customs examination rooms and the floating Princes Landing Stage where the ships berthed 3 Due to weight restrictions on the line it was worked by a pair of LNWR Webb Coal Tank locomotives which took trains from Edge Hill railway station until strengthening of the infrastructure around the docks area in 1950 allowed large mainline locomotives to travel through 1 To open the line for a train the signalman had to walk about 0 75 miles 1 21 km fitting six Annett s keys into locks at the swing bridge and points A pilot with a red flag walked a similar distance in front of each train that arrived and departed 4 The station was closed when the Belfast Steamship Company s Ulster Queen hit the swing bridge at the entrance to Prince s Dock on 21 October 1949 reopening on 27 March 1950 5 The station was heavily used during both World Wars receiving troop trains from all over the United Kingdom and troops entering the country however a decline in Atlantic liner traffic in the 1960s due to the growing popularity of air travel saw its use decline nbsp 1972 view of branch line with MV Ulster Queen and the Liver Building in the background On 20 September 1960 English Electric type 4 locomotives D211 and D212 were respectively named Mauretania and Aureol at the station 1 The last train to use the station was a troop train carrying soldiers bound for Belfast on 25 February 1971 1 It was demolished in the 1990s References Edit a b c d e f Disused Stations Liverpool Riverside Station Retrieved 5 October 2010 Quick Michael 2009 2001 Railway passenger stations in Great Britain a chronology 4th ed Oxford Railway amp Canal Historical Society p 249 ISBN 978 0 901461 57 5 OCLC 612226077 Railway Magazine June 1950 p 372 Railway Magazine June 1950 p 373 Friday 21 October 1949 Hull Daily MailFurther reading EditHughes John C March 1999 Waterloo and Riverside Back Track Vol 13 no 3 Pendragon Publishing ISSN 0955 5382 Reed C Gateway to the West A history of Riverside Station Liverpool MD amp HB LNWR LNWR Society 1992 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liverpool Riverside railway station Liverpool Riverside from Disused Stations Euston to New York via Liverpool 3 248 Miles Steam powered all the way Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liverpool Riverside railway station amp oldid 995331259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,