Liverpools Overhead Railway

[Ian999]

I remember riding on it. Wooden and rickety but giving a great view of the docks.
I also have a framed poster showing the route and its connection to the Southport branch of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, which started at Exchange Station.

The stations were mostly named after the docks they serviced, and from North to South were:
Seaforth Sands, Alexandra, Langton, Brocklebank, Canada, Huskisson, Nelson, Clarence, Prince’s, Pierhead, James St., Custom House, Wapping, Brunswick, Toxteth, Herculaneum, and Dingle.

[Stormin]

The new Liverpool Museum at the Pierhead has the actual carriage suspended at high level together with recreated station,many years ago this used to be exhibited in the large objects collection in Princes Dock
regards stormin

[garstonite]

Known affectionately as " The Dockers Umbrella "....because when it was raining the dockers would stand under it to keep dry...judging by your first post I would say we are roughly the same age...I remember the LOR and when we went shopping around Queens Square , if you looked down James Street , the overhead railway was a magnificent site..if it was still there now there would be far less buses clogging the city centre ...I think they call it progress....lol...........allan
ADDED....OK, I have googled " The Dockers Umbrella " and there are about 8 videos on Youtube  of the Liverpool Overhead Railway ...enjoy ....allan

[Ian999]

“The Dockers’ Umbrella”!! Yes that was its name, and the same thing occurred in Glasgow.  Central Station extends over Argyle St and here the homeless Highlanders escaped the rain and dossed down under the “Hielandmans Umbrella”.

[tom mix]

I have Paul Bolger's "The Docker's Umbrella" right next to me as I type. If you are anywhere near the South Coast of NSW, send me a pm & I may be able to get it to you. Originally from Waterloo, I travelled the line in the early 50's, always sitting on the right hand side going down to Liverpool to get a good look at the ships in dock. A great Sunday excursion... down to Pier Head then across on the ferry to Birkenhead or New Brighton. The Empress of Canada was indeed on her side. She had caught fire in dock. Only once did I travel the whole trip to Dingle and that was to have a medical check for migration to Australia. Came back in a fog at night. Glad we were on tracks.

Alan

[erika]

Hi
I knew I had a photo somewhere. My Mum and I were on the overhead railway in 1954 and she took this picture of the Empress of Canada.



Cheers
Erika