REGISTER OF CLOSED RAILWAYS

RCH RJD 42 1909

OCD - Sat 26/02/1949 - PNM 1980 p10; DRS.

ACD - Mon 31/05/1948 - RM May/Jun 1949 p202 states "...service on the Alexandra Dock branch...which was suspended on May 31, 1948, has been withdrawn permanently", but unfortunately does not give a date; PNM 1980 p10 gives "TC 31/5/48"; RHRGB Vol.10 The North West D&C p32  states "the Alexandra Dock service lasted until 31 May 1948. Its withdrawal was announced as a temporary measure, but became permanent in March 1949".

DRS states LTR 31/05/1948, unlikely as this was a Monday and services were suspended from 06/10/1947 (see below).

TCD - Mon 06/10/1947 - RM Jan/Feb 1948 p54/5 states "Several further curtailments took place with the introduction of the winter timetables on October 6, 1947". Due to engineering works at Lime St. station to lengthen platforms it "has necessitated temporary suspension of through local passenger trains between Lime Street and Alexandra Dock. Bootle (Balliol Road) and Alexandra Dock stations have been closed temporarily for passenger traffic". RM Jul/Aug 1948 p270 confirms services were never resumed.  

Finally(!), RPSGB gives 06/10/1947 as ACD with "RM January 1948" as reference. 

On the basis of the foregoing, even the ACD was notional and was in a sense a technicality as services were already suspended!

No further verification of OCD identified. Unusual as it was a Saturday, but this may be simply the date of the announcement.

*RCH RJD 42 1909. 

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