Shore Road Goods railway station

Shore Road Goods
The Cheshire Lines Building, formerly Shore Road Goods station
Location
Place	Birkenhead
Area	Wirral
Coordinates	53°23′46″N 3°00′51″W / 53.3961°N 3.0141°W / 53.3961; -3.0141Coordinates: 53°23′46″N 3°00′51″W / 53.3961°N 3.0141°W / 53.3961; -3.0141
Grid reference	SJ326893
Operations
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
History
c.1884-1888	Opened
c.1961	Closed
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Shore Road Goods was a goods terminus in Birkenhead, England. The goods station was situated near to Morpeth Dock, on the Birkenhead Dock Branch railway line, and operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee.^[1] The CLC was granted permission to run two locomotives on the dock lines from 13 March 1884.^[2] The engine shed, which adjoined the goods station, was opened in 1888 and closed in 1961.^[3] The main building of the goods station is still in existence, and is used as an office for Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's archives service.^[4][5]

References

Sources

• James, J.C. (1981). L.N.W.R. and the M.D. & H.B: The history of the dock lines of railway from the records. ASIN B0006ED4K8. OCLC 10711894. 
• Maund, T.B. (2000). The Birkenhead Railway (LMS & GW joint). RCTS. ISBN 9780901115874. OCLC 49815012.