Liverpool and Manchester Railway Trust
@lmrailway.bsky.social
An organisation set up to protect original features of and promote the first modern Inter-City railway in the world between Liverpool and Manchester.
When you think about contemporary images of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the most recognisable are a collection of images by Thomas Talbot [T.T.] Bury. Initially, six plates were published in 1831, then an expanded 2nd edition (12 plates)(1832) and 3rd edition (15 plates)(1833).
January 25, 2026 at 7:16 PM
When you think about contemporary images of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the most recognisable are a collection of images by Thomas Talbot [T.T.] Bury. Initially, six plates were published in 1831, then an expanded 2nd edition (12 plates)(1832) and 3rd edition (15 plates)(1833).
Sorry to go down the rabbit hole a bit with this... Darron Keeling's reply to our original Facebook post really planted a seed. So, the theory is that the door on the left was raised when the platform was raised, while the one on the right was abandoned, bricked up and left unaltered.
January 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Sorry to go down the rabbit hole a bit with this... Darron Keeling's reply to our original Facebook post really planted a seed. So, the theory is that the door on the left was raised when the platform was raised, while the one on the right was abandoned, bricked up and left unaltered.
Latest slide added to the collection. The stunning Duchess of Hamilton, taken at Bold Colliery in the evening sun during the Rocket 150 event. She now has her fancy streamlining bodywork refitted and sits alongside Mallard at the NRM in York.
January 17, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Latest slide added to the collection. The stunning Duchess of Hamilton, taken at Bold Colliery in the evening sun during the Rocket 150 event. She now has her fancy streamlining bodywork refitted and sits alongside Mallard at the NRM in York.
We are pondering the meaning of the Hobbit doorway at Rainhill Station. The two existing theories are a) the doorway was from when the platform was much lower b) it was a recess for a water fountain. My favourite theory is that the door next to it was the same height, but rose with the platform.
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
We are pondering the meaning of the Hobbit doorway at Rainhill Station. The two existing theories are a) the doorway was from when the platform was much lower b) it was a recess for a water fountain. My favourite theory is that the door next to it was the same height, but rose with the platform.
Just a pretty photo of the back of the Huskisson Monument at Parkside. It desperately needs restoring. Hopefully, something can be done before the 200th
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Just a pretty photo of the back of the Huskisson Monument at Parkside. It desperately needs restoring. Hopefully, something can be done before the 200th
I went on a scavenge on Britain from Above and came away with this image of Wavertree Nook Bridge. I don't think it is original, as it looks metal, rather than the original Ashlar stone arch that vaulted from the rock walls of Olive Mount cutting. Also, an image of the real world location.
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I went on a scavenge on Britain from Above and came away with this image of Wavertree Nook Bridge. I don't think it is original, as it looks metal, rather than the original Ashlar stone arch that vaulted from the rock walls of Olive Mount cutting. Also, an image of the real world location.
I have overlaid the 1831 map of Manchester onto a modern view to accurately line up the now gone Jones's Bridge No.3. There is no big revelation, since the now gone Church Street marries up with the truncated North Phoebe Street.
January 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I have overlaid the 1831 map of Manchester onto a modern view to accurately line up the now gone Jones's Bridge No.3. There is no big revelation, since the now gone Church Street marries up with the truncated North Phoebe Street.
We know that there were 1/4 mile markers along the length of the line, but according to the 1850 OS map, there were markers every 1/8th of a mile. The markers showing the distance from Liverpool, then the markers showing the distance from Manchester, roughly an eighth of a mile along the track.
December 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We know that there were 1/4 mile markers along the length of the line, but according to the 1850 OS map, there were markers every 1/8th of a mile. The markers showing the distance from Liverpool, then the markers showing the distance from Manchester, roughly an eighth of a mile along the track.
Stay with me, this becomes on topic quite quickly 😜 A 2008 photo of the café in Otterspool Park, which sits on the site of Otterspool House, the home of John Moss. Liverpool banker, Slave owner and Deputy Chairman of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
December 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Stay with me, this becomes on topic quite quickly 😜 A 2008 photo of the café in Otterspool Park, which sits on the site of Otterspool House, the home of John Moss. Liverpool banker, Slave owner and Deputy Chairman of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Help. I've had this image on my computer for a couple of years, and I've totally forgotten what station it is supposed to be. It was supposed to be a station on the L&MR, but no clue if that is true. Anyone got any ideas?
December 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Help. I've had this image on my computer for a couple of years, and I've totally forgotten what station it is supposed to be. It was supposed to be a station on the L&MR, but no clue if that is true. Anyone got any ideas?
Wishing everyone a merry and peaceful Christmas!
December 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Wishing everyone a merry and peaceful Christmas!
I have started looking into a property I didn't even know was a thing until this week. No. 2 Lionel Street in St. Helens. It sits across from St Helens Junction station and is dated to circa 1830, and was a public house/hotel. Grade II listed with a possible link to the railway.
tinyurl.com/56mfekwu
tinyurl.com/56mfekwu
December 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I have started looking into a property I didn't even know was a thing until this week. No. 2 Lionel Street in St. Helens. It sits across from St Helens Junction station and is dated to circa 1830, and was a public house/hotel. Grade II listed with a possible link to the railway.
tinyurl.com/56mfekwu
tinyurl.com/56mfekwu
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At the Manchester end of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. A sketch giving the context for the Liverpool Road terminus. Mid 1830s.
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
At the Manchester end of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. A sketch giving the context for the Liverpool Road terminus. Mid 1830s.
It pains to post uncited quotes. One interesting fact that has always been used is that it could take longer to transport cotton from Liverpool to Manchester than it took to get it from the Americas to Liverpool. Turns out the quote is from a Liverpool corn broker called Sir Joshua Walmsley.
September 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It pains to post uncited quotes. One interesting fact that has always been used is that it could take longer to transport cotton from Liverpool to Manchester than it took to get it from the Americas to Liverpool. Turns out the quote is from a Liverpool corn broker called Sir Joshua Walmsley.
Today is the 195th anniversary of modern railways. The first inter-city railway opened on this day when eight trains left Crown Street in Liverpool for Liverpool Road in Manchester.
It didn't do a lot of "firsts", it just got the combination right becoming the template for everything that followed.
It didn't do a lot of "firsts", it just got the combination right becoming the template for everything that followed.
September 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today is the 195th anniversary of modern railways. The first inter-city railway opened on this day when eight trains left Crown Street in Liverpool for Liverpool Road in Manchester.
It didn't do a lot of "firsts", it just got the combination right becoming the template for everything that followed.
It didn't do a lot of "firsts", it just got the combination right becoming the template for everything that followed.
Currently researching the guests present on opening day of the L&MR in 1830. One of the hard ones to find information on is Count Potocki the Russian Ambassador. The problem is there are several simultaneous Counts and most contemporary press reports don't distinguish which is which...
September 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Currently researching the guests present on opening day of the L&MR in 1830. One of the hard ones to find information on is Count Potocki the Russian Ambassador. The problem is there are several simultaneous Counts and most contemporary press reports don't distinguish which is which...
I don't know if @rwldproject.bsky.social can help, but I was wondering when the first-ever railway-based suicide happened? I looked into it, and the date 1852 pops up, but no further details. #MorbidCuriosity
September 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I don't know if @rwldproject.bsky.social can help, but I was wondering when the first-ever railway-based suicide happened? I looked into it, and the date 1852 pops up, but no further details. #MorbidCuriosity
Not saying crime was rife in Liverpool in 1978, but apparently, even if it was bolted down, it was not safe. Page 15 of the Liverpool Echo for the 9th June 1978 has two separate railway thefts relating to the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
August 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Not saying crime was rife in Liverpool in 1978, but apparently, even if it was bolted down, it was not safe. Page 15 of the Liverpool Echo for the 9th June 1978 has two separate railway thefts relating to the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
Looking at how much Google Earth has improved in recent times. The 1st image is from 2023, which was made to show the location of the cutting in relation to Edge Hill station. The 2nd image is a 2025 version showing a vast improvement in both image quality and 3D modelling of buildings.
August 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Looking at how much Google Earth has improved in recent times. The 1st image is from 2023, which was made to show the location of the cutting in relation to Edge Hill station. The 2nd image is a 2025 version showing a vast improvement in both image quality and 3D modelling of buildings.
A nice old photo of Liverpool Road Station from the Sunday Times. Year unknown.
July 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A nice old photo of Liverpool Road Station from the Sunday Times. Year unknown.
Guess where we are now?
July 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Guess where we are now?
It's a hard life, on the banks of the Bridgewater canal in Astley. We have been to Chat Moss to see the tracks sink under trains, but modern trains are not heavy enough to see the effect properly... 😕
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's a hard life, on the banks of the Bridgewater canal in Astley. We have been to Chat Moss to see the tracks sink under trains, but modern trains are not heavy enough to see the effect properly... 😕
Gah! Forgot to bid on this today. Went for £140 + fees. I meant to bid on it, but was having an eye test 😒
Sepia watercolour by unknown artist in the style of Isaac Shaw. Shows Ducal coaches crossing Water Street Bridge on opening day.
Sepia watercolour by unknown artist in the style of Isaac Shaw. Shows Ducal coaches crossing Water Street Bridge on opening day.
July 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Gah! Forgot to bid on this today. Went for £140 + fees. I meant to bid on it, but was having an eye test 😒
Sepia watercolour by unknown artist in the style of Isaac Shaw. Shows Ducal coaches crossing Water Street Bridge on opening day.
Sepia watercolour by unknown artist in the style of Isaac Shaw. Shows Ducal coaches crossing Water Street Bridge on opening day.
Network Rail has uncovered the original 1849 rope winding vault for the Victoria Tunnel at Edge Hill. As with the Wapping and Lime Street tunnels, the Victoria used a steam-powered rope haulage system to pull rolling stock up from the North docks.
July 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Network Rail has uncovered the original 1849 rope winding vault for the Victoria Tunnel at Edge Hill. As with the Wapping and Lime Street tunnels, the Victoria used a steam-powered rope haulage system to pull rolling stock up from the North docks.
Continuing on about our visit into the 1829 Passenger Tunnel. The Crown Street portal has two distinct cut-outs to allow the coal wagons to make a sharp turn without clipping the portal stonework. So when we visited, the portal and the two cut-outs are visible from the inside.
July 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Continuing on about our visit into the 1829 Passenger Tunnel. The Crown Street portal has two distinct cut-outs to allow the coal wagons to make a sharp turn without clipping the portal stonework. So when we visited, the portal and the two cut-outs are visible from the inside.