Liverpool Historical Railway Guided Tour - 20th October 2023

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Bankhall Street at the junction with Derby Road; an ex-War Department 4-wheel diesel shunter of 1945.<br>[© Tim Hall-Smith 2023]	Liverpool Exchange frontage, bottom right corner is Nick Porter (report author) with (left) our Website Office Phil Wieland.<br>[&copy; John Hampson 2023]	The ex-L&NWR 'North Western' (now Raddison Red) Hotel; reception seen from the first floor.<br>[&copy; John Hampson 2023]	Ornate columns in this former L&NWR 'North Western' (now Raddison Red) Hotel.<br>[© Tim Hall-Smith 2023]	An unusual view of Lime Street station concourse from the hotel third floor.<br>[© John Hampson 2023]	Liverpool Central (high level) towards the former train shed, platforms and end line in far distance<br>[© Tim Hall-Smith 2023]	Behind these doors at the Hunts Cross end of the present Liverpool Central (low level) are steps up to the site of the high level platforms which our group had just descended from.<br>[© Tim Hall-Smith 2023]
A Multipurpose Vehicle on rail head treatment duties reverses in James Street P2 - photo taken from P3.<br>[&copy; John Hampson 2023]	James Street P3 taken from P2, a soon to be extinct EMU (but at least they work!) approaches from the direction of the Liverpool Loop.<br>[&copy; John Hampson 2023]	The stairs to James Street P2 - that odd light colour is for real.<br>[&copy; Tim Hall-Smith 2023]	Hamilton Square Station.<br>[&copy; Tim Hall-Smith 2023]	Hamilton Square station entrance.<br>[&copy; John Hampson 2023]	Finally, looking upwards from the second floor of Hamilton Square station tower, it is self evident why our group couldn't go any higher up.<br>[© John Hampson 2023]	Hamilton Square gateline and lifts from the tower first floor balcony. This would make a good caption competition.<br>[© Tim Hall-Smith 2023]
Hamilton Square, the station end entrance from the concourse to Shore Road subway.<br>[© Tim Hall-Smith 2023]	Those yellow doors are the Shore Road end of the same subway; our member, Adam Turner, is in high vis in front of them. That lengthy former Shore Road Goods building has 'GREAT NORTHERN, GREAT CENTRAL & MIDLAND RAILWAY CHESHIRE LINES BUILDING' on it.<br>[© Tim Hall-Smith 2023]	The Mersey Railway in 1904 with limited electrification but millions of passengers each year.<br>[© Tim Hall-Smith 2023]	James Street again, note that 1904 map (same one as previous image) above the clock.<br>[© John Hampson 2023]