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- Dingle
Seaforth Sands
(1894 - 1956)
Seaforth Sands station opened as the northern terminus of the Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR) on April 30 1894. The LOR had originally opened from Herculaneum Dock to Alexandra Dock on March 6 1893
Two covered stairways led up from the street to track level where there were two platforms which were protected by an overall roof of iron, timber and glass
In 1901, an escalator was installed at Seaforth Sands to make access easier for passengers; it is believed to be only the 2nd escalator in use within Great Britain. Due to the length of the skirts worn by women at that time there were many incidents and accidents on the escalator, and it was removed in 1906
On July 2 1905 the LOR began running trains from Seaforth Sands to Seaforth & Litherland station on the Lancashire & Yorkshire (LYR) Liverpool to Southport line
Two new platforms were built on the extension line giving Seaforth Sands 4 in all and the new platforms were each independently approached via stairways from the street
The LYR introduced through trains between Southport and Dingle on February 2 1906, which called at Seaforth Sands
In 1926 the original platforms and trainshed at Seaforth Sands were demolished and a maintenance shed was built where they had stood. The shed was larger than the station, extending northwards. It was on two levels there being ground floor workshops, Seaforth Sands was reduced to two platforms
In February 1956, there was a serious fire at Seaforth Sands station which caused a great deal of damage. The fire was a result of arson, tyres being used to start it. The station was patched up and services were able to operate from the station within a few days
The area on which the station stood was substantially altered after closure, and soon there was nothing to show that it had ever existed
Two covered stairways led up from the street to track level where there were two platforms which were protected by an overall roof of iron, timber and glass
In 1901, an escalator was installed at Seaforth Sands to make access easier for passengers; it is believed to be only the 2nd escalator in use within Great Britain. Due to the length of the skirts worn by women at that time there were many incidents and accidents on the escalator, and it was removed in 1906
On July 2 1905 the LOR began running trains from Seaforth Sands to Seaforth & Litherland station on the Lancashire & Yorkshire (LYR) Liverpool to Southport line
Two new platforms were built on the extension line giving Seaforth Sands 4 in all and the new platforms were each independently approached via stairways from the street
The LYR introduced through trains between Southport and Dingle on February 2 1906, which called at Seaforth Sands
In 1926 the original platforms and trainshed at Seaforth Sands were demolished and a maintenance shed was built where they had stood. The shed was larger than the station, extending northwards. It was on two levels there being ground floor workshops, Seaforth Sands was reduced to two platforms
In February 1956, there was a serious fire at Seaforth Sands station which caused a great deal of damage. The fire was a result of arson, tyres being used to start it. The station was patched up and services were able to operate from the station within a few days
The area on which the station stood was substantially altered after closure, and soon there was nothing to show that it had ever existed
