Robert Hampton wrote:
On 01/09/2011 13:57, Neil Williams wrote:
A better solution would be to rip it out and start again. Liverpool
Central is a nasty, damp rat-hole with a third-rate shopping centre on
top. Very much like New St without the diesel fumes, but in some ways
nastier.

I believe (nothing formally announced yet) that a rebuild of the station
is on the cards for next year, probably involving closure for several
months.

Whenever I hear people complaining about Liverpool Central LL (and I
hear it quite a lot), I tend to agree with them, then point them to this
picture to remind them that it used to be far, far worse:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28083135@N06/5363535234/


That's a photo of the former terminus of the Mersey Railway that is no
longer used. I assume that you are talking about Merseyrail
rebuilding the Link Line platforms which have been a problem since
they were completed in the 1970s. The platforms are far too cramped
for the number of passengers using them.

The Loop Line tunnel and platform was built at the same time but under
a separate contract. It does not suffer the same problems.