Shore Road Goods railway station

Shore Road Goods
Shore Road Goods
	The Cheshire Lines Building, formerly Shore Road Goods station
General information
Location	Birkenhead, Wirral; England
Coordinates	53°23′46″N 3°00′51″W / 53.3961°N 3.0141°W
Grid reference	SJ326893
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cheshire Lines Committee
Pre-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Post-grouping	Cheshire Lines Committee
Key dates
c.1884-1888	Opened
c.1961	Closed

Shore Road Goods was a goods terminus in Birkenhead, England. The goods station was situated near to Morpeth Dock, on the Birkenhead Dock Branch railway line, and operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee.^[1] The CLC was granted permission to run two locomotives on the dock lines from 13 March 1884.^[2] The engine shed, which adjoined the goods station, was opened in 1888 and closed in 1961.^[3] The main building of the goods station is still in existence, currently being for let and was in use until 2024 as an office for Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council's archives service.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Maund 2000, pp. 49, 53
^ James 1981, p. 81
^ "Birkenhead Shore Road". Steam Sheds. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
^ "Cheshire Lines". Wirral Council. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
^ "Wirral Archives Service". Visit Wirral. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

Sources

James, J.C. (1981). L.N.W.R. and the M.D. & H.B: The history of the dock lines of railway from the records. ASIN B0006ED4K8. OCLC 10711894.
Maund, T.B. (2000). The Birkenhead Railway (LMS & GW joint). RCTS. ISBN 9780901115874. OCLC 49815012.