Sandon Dock railway station explained

Sandon Dock
Status:Disused
Borough:Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside
Country:England
Platforms:2
Postgroup:Liverpool Overhead Railway
Years:6 March 1893
Events:Opened
Years2:May 1896
Events2:Closed

Sandon Dock was a railway station on the Liverpool Overhead Railway, adjacent to the dock of the same name.

It was opened on 6 March 1893 by the Marquis of Salisbury. The station had a hydraulic lift bridge which enabled a section of track to be lifted up to allow large vehicles to pass underneath.[1]

The station was an early closure, closing in 1896, to be replaced by nearby Huskisson Dock and Nelson Dock, located to the north and south respectively.[2] No trace of this station remains.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Bolger, Paul. The Docker's Umbrella. The Bluecoat Press. 1992. 2007. 1-872568-05-X. 59831132.
  2. Book: Portrait of the Liverpool Overhead Railway . Adrian Jarvis . Ian Allan Publishing . 0711024685 . 1996.