Liverpool Docks and The Overhead Railway Part One 

I love it,it reminds me of the closing of the Harcort street line in Dublin in 1958,if only we had these lines today

Fabulous video, enjoyed that from start to finish. Many thanks Jeff for what you did with it, and the presentation of the old photos to complement the sites visited.

Thank you for taking me back to my childhood days . Brought back many many memories.The tunnel just below Grafton street was where the steam trains would come through and i would watch them from the iron bridge which spand the railway line and see the trains being manoeuvre round on a giant roundabout to turn the train round to go back again through the tunnel .There was lots and lots of dockers getting off the busses on Mill street And Park rd and walked down Wellington rd every morning then down over the cast iron bridge onto the dock rd .There was always a police man at the bottom of those stone steps you've shown on your videos don't know why but when we sneaked down he seemed to come round the corner to chase us . Some happy memories and thank you for sharing them with me . Billy

My Dad was a docker and told me stories of getting on overhead railway at Seaforth sands, going along the dock road. He said it was called the dockers umbrella x

Really interesting video, my old dad John Crosbie was from “The Dingle “ and often spoke about Grafton Street ,near where he was brought up .Your film , for me, brings those stories back to life and hopefully for other people too ! Thanks for that !

Wow, I was born at the bottom of Wellington Road that ran down from Park Road down to what was known as the Iron Bridge where you would cross above the docks to board the overhead rail services. Not much I recognise now! Have to admit I loved living there when I was a little kid, great people, friendly community of typical hard working scouses :) Always felt that is was a great start in life actually, taught me all the right values to live by and certainly set me on my way to adulthood. Left in 76 for Australia, loved you Liverpool but Aus had one or two extra things I couldn't resist, sure you understand :)

Hi Jeff, I enjoyed watching this video it's amazing how much things have changed, especially when you compare the old photos of what the overhead railway line and docks were like and how they are now looking forward to watch the next one. Thanks for sharing 👍

Great video, i was a lorrydriver now retired i worked for a liverpool firm Geo Davies for twelve years, they were based in Studholm st.

I'm old enough to remember the overhead railway. It was demolished when I was 10 years old. Still makes me feel a bit sad.

The railway lines underneath the Dingle entrance, will be the old Cheshire lines (. now Mersey rail) into Liverpool central high level station

Superb video to watch Jeff. Thank you.

Pete here, I live in New Mills Derbyshire, and near the river Goyt, which goes to form the river Mersey six miles down the road in Stockport. Well done Jeff, for a well put together slice of Liverpool's great history, it's industrial past and hard graft communities-most of which there is little or no trace of their existence! In making this film, you managed to clearly document what in present day, is just another re-developed suburb, then pealing back the layers, you reveal a complex web of docks, railway links and Liverpool's overhead railway, all brilliant, and I look forward to the next film. Similar massive changes happened to Mcr docks where my dad worked in WW2 & ship repair & maintenance-born in Govern Glasgow-and time served and in John Browns Clydebank Shipyard, where almost carbon copy history and social change as Liverpool occurred and disappeared with almost no trace of it's great past, By the way, the B&W photo of the Dingle Station, and looking up Park Rd, just to the right, there's some tree branches on the edge of the view-then you're walking on past the car wash, there -ahead & over to the right is a mature lookin tree-I wonder if it's the same one??

❤ history ,many thanks 🙏 from Downunder mate .🫡👍🇦🇺

Hello Jeff, despite my tag name here I use I'm not from Liverpool but one of my grandfather's was Liverpool born and bred who passed away when I was 5 I'm nearly 60 now. I've always tried to go visit the city when I can, I'm sure I got unknown relatives there and the videos you provide are great to watch. I've often heard of the overhead rail and it's great your covering the story many thanks.

Thank you for this interesting video and he already has a new subscriber. Regards from Spain

my mother inlaw remembers the over head railway, she used it a lot she tells me. shame its not there anymore

Really enjoyed today's walk,very informative. I have vaig memories of the overhead railway about 1955/56 whilst walking with my mom and sister to catch the boat over to New Brighton. Happy Days indeed. 👍✌💗

dockers steps open all the time now as the grafton street entrance to them used to be bolt gated, but not open plan since the quay housing flats were opened. The sign saying daylight hours only been there since the opening of the garden festival.

Went on school trips on the overhead railway I'm 82 now

great

Hi Jeff, Pete here, after posting my comment, I watched this RU-vid video, and it opens showing colour film of the very area your film was about-Thought you might want to take a look as it also folllows most of the overhead railway:-LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD RAILWAY (Rare Video)

Play at 1.25x or you'll be here all day.

Please see my video about the Overhead and the preserved coach at the Liverpool Museum: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KCjxLVj7beM.html

A great shame it was torn down, think of the tourism it would have attracted. Also, how much does modern architecture date? No imagination or class.

I am pretty sure that ALL the South Docks were always L3 Postal district - the post code changes on the other side of the road, Sefton Street, for the old residential area of Dingle. The Overhead was an eyesore. It had no use as the South Docks closed and the trade moved towards Seaforth. It was not a 'tourist attraction' and could not be. ALL such 'elevated' rail lines BLIGHT the area under them and in this case, like the great Dock Road Wall, separate the town from the river. Good riddance.

I was born in 1964 and I have childhood memories of the old central station , I imagine seeing a steam engine. Was that possible? I guess to remember something like that I’d have to be at least 2. And down at the river I think I remember overhead frames which had to be part of the OV. Was I imaging this? Obviously my family was telling me stuff when I was a baby/small child. But did I possibly see these things?