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  1. William Baker was the L&NWR's chief engineer at the time of the northern roof construction. Stevenson, who was Baker's assistant engineer at the time of the construction, succeeded Baker as the L&NWR's chief engineer upon Baker's death in 1878. [18] [24] [25]
  2. That is, without the use of mortar.
  3. E.W. Ives' (Edward William Ives) method was later applied to the design and construction of the Liverpool Overhead Railway. [28]
  4. These were Birkenhead Woodside, Liverpool Riverside, Liverpool Exchange and Liverpool Central High Level stations.
  5. Bracketed () items have no track.

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Liverpool Lime Street
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LIME STREET STATION LIVERPOOL JULY 2013 (9316681754).jpg
The front of Liverpool Lime Street
General information
Location Liverpool, City of Liverpool
England
Coordinates 53°24′27″N2°58′42″W / 53.4075°N 2.9784°W / 53.4075; -2.9784
Grid reference SJ351905
Managed by Network Rail (mainline)
Merseyrail (underground)
Transit authority Merseytravel
Platforms11 (10 on ground level, 1 in underground)
Other information
Station codeLIV
Fare zoneC1
Classification DfT category A (mainline)
D (underground)
History
Original company Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
15 August 1836Opened
1977Underground station opened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease2.svg 14.221 million
 Interchange Increase2.svg 2.091 million