Lost Subways

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  Dingle station, Liverpool,
England  

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Dingle station circa 1956

Overview
Location: Park Road, Dingle, Liverpool, England.
Timespan: 1896 - 1956
Description: Subterranean southernmost terminus of the Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR). The place was abandoned after the closure in 1956 and sold to an engineering firm. The site is now occupied by a garage.


L.O.R. Logo

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  Timeline
1893 - Opening of the LOR from Alexandra Dock to Herculaneum.
1896 - Opening of extension from Herculaneum Docks to Dingle.
1901 - Destruction of the station by fire. Line terminus is reverted to Herculaneum.
1903 - Reopening to passenger trafic.
1956 - Closure (altogether with the entire Liverpool Overhead Railway system).


Dingle station track layout in 1896

Additional information:

In 1896, Dingle was the largest underground railway station in Great-Britain.

Place of the first electric traction great fire on December 23rd, 1901.


Exterior of Dingle station in 1951

On-line resources:

http://www.kopite.demon.co.uk/lor/dingle.htm - Andy Gaskell's nice site with a picture of the current state of Dingle station location and a very interesting survey of LOR remains in Liverpool. A must see for all LOR fans!

Bibliography:

The Docker's Umbrella - Paul Bolger - The Bluecoat Press - 1992 - ISBN 1 872568 05 X

Liverpool Overhead Railway - Paul Bolger - The Bluecoat Press - 1997 - ISBN 1 872568 40 8

Seventeen Stations to Dingle - John W. Gahan - Countyvise & Avon Anglia - 1982 - ISBN 0 905466 54 3

Portrait of the Liverpool Overhead Railway - Adrian Jarvis - Ian Allan - 1996 - ISBN 0 7110 2468 5   Return to Home Page.
Created: 98/12/10