Wirral and Mersey Special crossing Duke Street, Birkenhead ? 1966
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The photograph on this page of Wirral and Mersey Special crossing Duke Street, Birkenhead ? 1966 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Wirral and Mersey Special crossing Duke Street, Birkenhead ? 1966
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 22 Oct 1966
The train is travelling along the main line owned by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board which ran the full length of the docks. The road crossed here was one of the main links across the docks into Wallasey, as well as providing access into the docks themselves; the policeman in his box would have busy directing the traffic, and having to take into account the significant amount of passing rail traffic as well as road traffic.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.401513
Longitude
-3.035802