Simulation brings old rail to life - The Wirral Way

[@kenmadden2677]

This is a trip down memory lane for me! I was born in New Ferry, but lived opposite Port Sunlight Station until I married when I lived next to Hadlow Road, Willaston for several years. I eventually moved down to the South of England and some 38 years ago emigrated to......Austria! I'm now approaching my 83rd Birthday and this simulated journey has been a great pleaasure for me - Thank you!

[@TheWirralChannel]

This simulation is brilliant, thanks for watching. Must this channel must keep you up-to-date with the Wirral .

[@THIRV]

Thanks for sharing this with us all. Very interesting, I’ve walked the whole of the wirral way a few times in the last five years, never before that. Also interesting to read all the comments which serve at times as errata. I’d like to think they’re done in the spirit we all hold, that different people have more detailed local knowledge at times, or they’ve thoroughly researched the old route. It’s all good. Fabulous stuff.

[@HYUKLDER1]

You were right first time about the Delavor Road bridge that would lead, via Broad Lane, to Sheldrakes (where Dee Sailing Club was previously) in Banks Road. The second bridge is at Fair Hall Drive. On the left, approaching Heswall's Station Road bridge, is the Heswall goods yard which, for a local station, was quite extensive with a number of railway sheds.

[@Gang-zy7lq]

No your stuf bud

[@user-oo8xp2rf1k]

I - once - remember the fast line in use at Brombrough. It was probably 1972 or so and I was about four. Funny how these details stick with you .

[@TheWirralChannel]

Not sure when the fast line was pulled up.

[@kevinu.k.7042]

Very good! And I'm not a train buff. So much work went into it. A delight to watch. Thank you 😁

[@TheWirralChannel]

Thanks for watching.

[@buffplums]

The gates at Hadlow Road on the near side aren’t quite in their original positions because the road was widened after the line closed but the ones shown are like you said.

[@buffplums]

17:06 See that small bridge opening to the left and slightly below that blue car, well that was where a single track went over to the dock area to the side of the station.

[@buffplums]

16:08 The line to the right went through a single track bridge onto the dock site next door.

[@buffplums]

The guy looks like he’s confused the platforms with the “newer” Parkgate station which had wooden platforms, Heswall had brick platforms

[@buffplums]

1:53 That’s the next thing that’s wrong! The Dungeon is between Thurstaston and Heswall and what’s that timber framed building to the right ? That looks like the Boathouse which is in Parkgate!! Caldy station had a wooden platform… no signal box at Caldy

[@t-rev1795]

The road you cross right after Port Sunlight station was Ellen's Lane.

[@TheWirralChannel]

Yes that's right

[@rondarporpoise3271]

The road sign said ELLEN’s LANE, but it always seemed to be changed to EEEN’s LANE.

[@deanpritchard8499]

You were right about Hooton being a big station- if you include the Helsby bay, it had 7 platforms, 2 signal boxes, 2 sets of freight sidings, and a gods yard. The spur coming off the Birkenhead bound line, was for the North freight yard. This was controlled by Hooton North Box. Hooton South Box controlled access to the West Kirby line, Heath Lane Sidings, plus XY and Z sidings, and the Goods Tard, which later became the car collection pool for Vauxhalls.. add to this 2 ballast sidings, one for the Chester- bound lines (4 of them, between Birkenhead, and Ledsham Junction), and one next to the Helsby- bound lines.

[@buffplums]

3:46 This area a short way to the left would have been roughly where the Dungeon is

[@ianstoyan]

What's the Dungeon you talk about just before Caldy? Is it a different dungeon to the ones between Thurstaston and Heswall?

[@TheWirralChannel]

It's the same one

[@buffplums]

But straight away, West Kirby joint station looked nothing like that, it was a single story timber construction with an awning … the road bridge wasn’t solid brick but was a steel reinforced bridge. Not a good start

[@richardhenshaw5660]

I think the Steepest incline was Greenfield to Holywell Town

[@TheWirralChannel]

It may well have been

[@Guitar6ty]

I rode the last train in 1950s.

[@TheWirralChannel]

Oh brilliant. Must have a great recollection of it .

[@train4905]

Awsome😊