An historical review of the former London & North Western Railway line running south-east from Liverpool Lime Street, presented in the form of a journey along the line using a combination of archive and more recent black & white photographs.
In addition to the busy main line towards London, heading across Runcorn Bridge, this volume also covers the branches to Garston Docks, the industrial towns of Widnes and Warrington, and the route from Widnes towards St Helens.
Liverpool to Runcorn including branches to Garston, Widnes and Warrington traces each line, illustrating every station and many other items of railway interest along the way. It features many examples of passenger services and freight traffic on the route. The use of photographs taken at different points in history allows the reader to see at a glance how each location has changed over the years.
Over 100 photographic illustrations are accompanied by Informative captions providing further details about the history of the line. Several maps, track plans, ticket examples and other period reproductions are also included. 96 pages. Hardback.