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does any1 remember the old railway sheds off argyle street my dad took me there in the 80 s an he remembered bein there as a boy in the 60s

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your talking about Mollignton Street see the two pics for a view




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Yes, I remember Mollington St. sheds well. Sometimes used to get a footplate ride from Woodside to the sheds, then be given a handful of cotton waste & something to polish. An idea of the extent can be got from this map.

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me dad was on the last freight train from the docks (brake van)but got interestin the most famous buffet car in the world.

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31/12/1966 mollington st. more to follow

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these are dumped in the coal yard next to the shed where the industrial estate is now. argyle st. is in the background. 23/4/66

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thanks joe, know what to do now, when scanning anyway


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obviously this is woodside, my dad is one of the three heads leaning out of the first window

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heres an old one, other side to follow

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part 2, check out the date, its very delicate and am scared to handle it really. (the leaflet)

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try again

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slightly off topic, this is rock ferry c1900, note the canopy being built. scanned from an original

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