crown st, the prototype
9th February 2006

The pics here are of the goods yard at crown street liverpool, and the famous cutting leading in to the yard, it is a very historic area, it is the site of the original Liverpool terminus on the liverpool to manchester railway, the first city to city railway in the world opening in 1830, although the station was proved to small and too far from the city centre, so not long after Liverpool lime street was built and crown street was then converted for use as a goods yard finally closing in 1972.


The period of the model railway i am constructing is late 1950s early 1960s when the yard and the line down to park lane goods was still busy and it was the transition era on british railways from steam to diesel, also a time when thousand of miles of railway lines in britain were closing.




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arial view 1960s on the bottom left is the yard, which originally was the station, and the cutting leading to it at edge hill station on the right, and the other line to the top left is the newer line to lime street.
arial view 1960s on the bottom left is the yard, which originally was the station, and the cutting leading to it at edge hill station on the right, and the other line to the top left is the newer line to lime street.
 map of the previous picture, around 1900
map of the previous picture, around 1900
 plan of the remodelled layout post 1957, this is much simpler here than it was. the different colour sidings denote what coal merchant use what siding
plan of the remodelled layout post 1957, this is much simpler here than it was. the different colour sidings denote what coal merchant use what siding
 crown street coal yard mid 1960s, crown street is the main road in the centre with the cars on, smithdown lane is just visable on the far right the flats are called myrtle gardens and myrtle house since demolished part of these will be modelled, note the ventilation shaft for the wapping tunnel in the centre, also oldham brothers scrapyard, many thanks to brian saville for letting me use his photo, check out his great liverpool picture gallery http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/brian/index.html
crown street coal yard mid 1960s, crown street is the main road in the centre with the cars on, smithdown lane is just visable on the far right the flats are called myrtle gardens and myrtle house since demolished part of these will be modelled, note the ventilation shaft for the wapping tunnel in the centre, also oldham brothers scrapyard, many thanks to brian saville for letting me use his photo, check out his great liverpool picture gallery http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/brian/index.html
arial view towards edge hill, the yard is on the left and the cutting leading to edge hill station, the edge hill gridiron marshalling yard is in the distance, late 1960s
arial view towards edge hill, the yard is on the left and the cutting leading to edge hill station, the edge hill gridiron marshalling yard is in the distance, late 1960s
 view along the cutting towards the yard late 1960s
view along the cutting towards the yard late 1960s
 a drewery shunting in 1964, the line into the agricultural yard and oldham brothers scrap yard can just be seen curving away to the right of the shunter.
a drewery shunting in 1964, the line into the agricultural yard and oldham brothers scrap yard can just be seen curving away to the right of the shunter.
 view from smithdown lane bridge just after the yard had closed in 1972
view from smithdown lane bridge just after the yard had closed in 1972
entrance to the agricultural yard, smithdown lane is top right 1957
entrance to the agricultural yard, smithdown lane is top right 1957
 an erf van in the agricultural yard, which a part of was used by oldham bros scrap merchants, i will be making a model of this thanks to billy who used to work in oldham brothers for telling me the colour of it light blue
an erf van in the agricultural yard, which a part of was used by oldham bros scrap merchants, i will be making a model of this thanks to billy who used to work in oldham brothers for telling me the colour of it light blue
 myrtle gardens, appears to be when new in the 1930s
myrtle gardens, appears to be when new in the 1930s
 oldham bros scrapyard offices part of which will be modelled
oldham bros scrapyard offices part of which will be modelled
martindales was one of the biggest users of the yard at crown street
martindales was one of the biggest users of the yard at crown street
nice view from inside the single track stephenson tunnel
nice view from inside the single track stephenson tunnel
 the bridge plate is actually 4
the bridge plate is actually 4
a liverpool daily post article from 1956 during track remodelling in the yard.
a liverpool daily post article from 1956 during track remodelling in the yard.
 a liverpool echo article from 1975, you can just make out the single line tunnel which leads to the wapping cutting in the middle of the picture, smithdown land bridge, and also an old buffer stop in the foreground
a liverpool echo article from 1975, you can just make out the single line tunnel which leads to the wapping cutting in the middle of the picture, smithdown land bridge, and also an old buffer stop in the foreground
 this is the yard as it is today, the ventialtion shaft for the wapping tunnel is still there, the yard has been landscaped to make a public park
this is the yard as it is today, the ventialtion shaft for the wapping tunnel is still there, the yard has been landscaped to make a public park

1980 before the stephenson tunnel and the bridge where filled in, the stone buffer stop is still there although it isnt today i belive it was put in the liverpool museum
1980 before the stephenson tunnel and the bridge where filled in, the stone buffer stop is still there although it isnt today i belive it was put in the liverpool museum
 stephensons single line tunnel under here somewhere!!
stephensons single line tunnel under here somewhere!!
 another shot as it is today of the top of stephensons tunnel, you can see the ground is giving way near to the crown of the tunnel
another shot as it is today of the top of stephensons tunnel, you can see the ground is giving way near to the crown of the tunnel
 another shot of smithdown lane bridge
another shot of smithdown lane bridge
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