Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway




Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Southport to Hillcrest Junction



Flex hybrid units pass at Meols Cop's island platform on 24th May 2023. 769431 is heading to Manchester Oxford Road while 769442 is arriving from ...
Mark Bartlett 24/05/2023
A Southport to Manchester Victoria service pauses at the first calling point, the island platform at Meols Cop in the Southport suburbs, on 14th ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
The rather unremarkable entrance to the island platform at Meols Cop, in the Southport suburbs, on 14th August 2020. The railway bridge carries a very ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
Two Sprinters grind round the sharp curve at Meols Cop, while working from Southport to Manchester on 14th August 2020. Bullhead rails are still in ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
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The site of Shirdley Hill station, looking towards Halsall and Downholland, in August 2020. This view is taken from the site of the level crossing ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
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The site of Halsall station, closed to passengers in 1938 and goods traffic in 1952, seen on 14th August 2020. The middle of these three houses is ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
Despite running through the middle of flat fertile farm land, seventy years after final closure the line of the Downholland branch is still easily ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
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When the LS&PJR opened there were four intermediate stations at Kew Gardens, Shirdley HIll, Halsall and Barton (later Downholland), and the latter two ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
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One feature of the LS&PJR was that, despite running for nearly eight miles through the Altcar moss, it only had one level crossing (at Shirdley Hill). ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
The site of Downholland station, which opened as Barton but was renamed by the LMS. It closed to passengers in 1938 and completely in 1952. This view ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
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Meols Cop to Roe Lane Junction

Flex hybrid units pass at Meols Cop's island platform on 24th May 2023. 769431 is heading to Manchester Oxford Road while 769442 is arriving from ...
Mark Bartlett 24/05/2023
A Southport to Manchester Victoria service pauses at the first calling point, the island platform at Meols Cop in the Southport suburbs, on 14th ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
The rather unremarkable entrance to the island platform at Meols Cop, in the Southport suburbs, on 14th August 2020. The railway bridge carries a very ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
Two Sprinters grind round the sharp curve at Meols Cop, while working from Southport to Manchester on 14th August 2020. Bullhead rails are still in ...
Mark Bartlett 14/08/2020
4 of 5 images. more