Neil Williams wrote:

On Sep 1, 9:57*pm, Bruce wrote:

That's a photo of the former terminus of the Mersey Railway that is no
longer used.

Er, not quite. The former Mersey Railway platforms were rebuilt into
the Link platforms. The old line towards James St is still there as a
stock-interchange line - look out to the left when leaving Central
northbound. The "stub" at the other end was continued on and burrowed
up into the old Central high-level line towards St James (could do
with being reopened for the university, though possibly under a
different name) and Garston.


Thanks!


It's interesting that seemingly only one photo of things as they were
exists - that is I think the same one as found in my Merseyrail book
issued around the time of the rebuild.

The deep level platforms are indeed far more pleasant, though perhaps
a repanel to give them a more modern look might not be a bad idea.


The GRP panels never looked particularly attractive, even when new.
But one cannot dispute their longevity, which is impressive.