Thank you so much for posting this. I loved seeing back into my families past, my past and my children's present. It breaks my heart to see this fair town loosing its charm. It should have been the jewel in Seftons crown, not a tipping ground for their waste. Shame on you Sefton Council.
Every year on june 29th(st.peter and Paul) we all went to southport and rode on the trains.I managed to get back the other year 55years after and the trains were still there, and the feeling was just as MAGICAL-thank you
Once again, thanks for uploading this. I thoroughly enjoyed watching both parts of the video. I was born in Southport and lived there for 20 years. I've always been fascinated by the towns wonderful and diverse history. This video is a gem. I'm very happy to have stumbled upon it.
+John Parsons Definitely! Bootle town hall has transformed us into Bootle! Landscape Chapel Street, trees and a fountain would not go amiss with some nice floor paving. The beach could also use a clean up, the team that manages the gardens have done a good job. They are our local heroes amidst all the council cuts. We have three useless park and ride follys, loads of 20mph signs for no reasons, slaloms and islands in roads for no reason and not much landscaping!
I remember working at Southport Theatre for Ken Dodd's summer season. Who'd have thought that Doddy would last better than the town he was performing in? He might look old but at least he is still recognizable, not like Southport.
What happened to the pier because in this film the tram is fenced off on the side of the pier, but now the tram runs through the centre of the pier and not fenced off.
+MrBooojangles Good question, I suspect with improvements in technology instead of having a greased up pulley / chain system where someone could injure themselves, we swopped to electric battery run on rails which are safer to step on so they saw no need to keep the barrier and increase space.
+Juan Carlos One other thing. When we were at the end of the pier and looking south (off left side of pier), there was a piece of large diameter pipe sticking vertically out the sea with a ball shape top with holes in it. It was before the sand dunes started I think. What was that for, i've not been able to find out?
sothport fail is noting like it was when it was pulled apart now maily travling ride and few ground ones the baths is as brill with only three slides and one big pool and is rundown and the pier is jsut another arcad with some silly arcade msem at the end it still there but southport far from flursing its a town that is slowly dying of rott and vandels it will only get worse
southport need to be run a a concil for southport area only and not run bye sefton its a concil that too big dosent work and has destroed southport. southport is hanging on but for how log will it ever come off its it life suport or is it dead in the water i think at the moment there is at least hope
Shoppers paradise? Investment on its way? ha ha ha. Sefton Councillors hang your heads in SHAME!! Greedy Landlords, advising Estate Agents, all to blame in the lets get rich greedy society of the 80's & 90's. The most famous race horse of its time didn't even get honoured. A small donkey look-alike hidden away in an arcade was the best the council could muster. While Aintree has a majestic life size monument. The problem with Southport is its not controlled by the people of Southport.
Great vids - thanks. Just half the energy wasted on council bashing recycled into positivity the Town would make a better image. Some of the posters have a weird agenda. Sorry - had to say
Guess what our idiot council did, bought a tram that was too heavy for the pier and therefore had to go back to using the rubbish train on wheels for tourists. The modern tram they bought in at a sizeable cost was damaging the pier. *GROAN* Why not check this before you bought the damn thing?
+kingofkeyboards I really do not know, best try mentioning it to the council. It would be really silly to not do something like that as it is an extra attraction. There is a lot of investment and funding to do up the part of Lord Street around the monument to open up a public square I believe. There are other things included as part of that but I am unaware if the tram is part of it. If enough people get in touch with the council about it then that will help. All the best!
+Juan Carlos What idiots LOL. You would have thought council engineers or advisors would have checked that first. Would that be the same tram that was there when I went in March 2014?
+MrBooojangles Yes, I agree! Any retired engineer in the town could have pitched in. I think it would be, it was a rectangular shaped, quite fancy thing that looked like a small coach. I think it even had electric doors; it was a nicer colour than brown and cream too!
Juan Carlos Yeah sounds like the one I went on. I held him up at one point, LOL. I was taking a photo down the length of the pier and unknowingly I was standing on the track. I turned around and he was stopped right behind me, waiting for me to move, LOL.
