LIVERPOOL PART 1

We now head down to the restored waterfront, where we find the Pump House and Tall Ship Zebu in July 2018 (Andrew Fieldsend).

Not far away and not to be missed, the Baltic Fleet in Wapping.

To the Pier Head, once a great transport interchange.

Here's the Liver Building and the Dock Board offices, with ferries for the Wirral.

A more modern view of a Mersey ferry arriving at Liverpool.

It's 1980 and the Isle of Man ferries are at the Pier Head.

Ferries to the Isle of Man were once served by Riverside railway station.

The Liverpool Overhead Railway once ran past the Pier Head. This is 1932.

Below the Overhead were the lines of the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board.

The Pier Head was used by Merseyside PTE as a terminus and parking area in the 1980s.

Crosville also terminated nearby.

Now we'll take a wander around the city's railway stations, starting at the long closed Liverpool Central (High Level) in LNER times.

Liverpool Exchange served L&YR routes north and eastwards. 

Exchange station lasted until the 1970s.

Here's the exterior of Exchange station, in L&YR days and after closure (photographed in 2014).

Liverpool Lime Street is the main InterCity station these days. Here, it's 1962 and 46237 has just arrived from Euston.

Now, a few items of motive power seen in the late 20th century.

Moving forward, operators included Virgin Trains, First North Western and Northern Rail.

Down below, Merseyrail services call.

Back at concourse level, Merseybus 1847 waits for a group of Crookham Travellers.

But there's time for a quick pint in the station's Wetherspoons, the North Western.

THat's it for now. More buses and, of course, more beer, next time.