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Princes Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.
Clarence Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.
Nelson Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.
Sandon Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.
Huskisson Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name. It was primarily used for access to the passenger liners, particularly those of Cunard and Ellerman.
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References
- ↑ Bolger 1992 , p. 46
- ↑ "The Dockers' Umbrella: City railway served Liverpool's busy port". Liverpool Echo. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ Adrian Jarvis (1996). Portrait of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0711024685.
Sources
- Bolger, Paul (1992). The Docker's Umbrella (2007 ed.). The Bluecoat Press. ISBN 1-872568-05-X. OCLC 59831132.
