Debs. Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Whilst 'late-awake'; trying to comfort my dogs following last night`s gunpowder-fueled fusillades. I came upon this interesting underground divertissement. Sadly, no glimpses of the River Cabin or Adelphi St. `boxes.....but nice to see the underground sections as they are (now) with lighting. http://youtu.be/MqQSrrXmrjk *Somewhat 'slow-paced' video, but interesting and engaging non-the-less. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lankyphil Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 So River Cabin was at the bottom of the Mersey, but where was Adelphi St and what was the significance? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2012 So River Cabin was at the bottom of the Mersey, but where was Adelphi St and what was the significance? Cheers River Bed was at the bottom of the incline between Hamilton Square and James Street Adelphi Street was between Hamilton Square and Birkenhead Park. Both had closed by 1903, River Bed was removed when James Street was commissioned in 1977 and Adelphi Street has only recently (07/2011) been removed, both were break section boxes of 4 levers apiece. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 River Bed was at the bottom of the incline between Hamilton Square and James Street Adelphi Street was between Hamilton Square and Birkenhead Park. Both had closed by 1903, River Bed was removed when James Street was commissioned in 1977 and Adelphi Street has only recently (07/2011) been removed, both were break section boxes of 4 levers apiece. The Mersey Railway has always fascinated me: I was lucky enough to be able to visit the river tunnel sections during night-ballast workings in the early 70`s......River Cabin (then) was VERY dirty and it`s front face was near totally-obscured by extensive cable racks passing along the tunnel walls....the driver (my friend: Dennis) and I, crawled up through the cabin`s floor to have a look inside......Oh, how I wish I`d owned a camera back then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2012 The cabin was called River Bed for all it's working life, probably abbreviated to River Cabin, I've got the lever numbering somewhere back in Merseyside, Still hear from DF (assume you mean him) occasionally, StationMaster knows him too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 The cabin was called River Bed for all it's working life, probably abbreviated to River Cabin, I've got the lever numbering somewhere back in Merseyside, Still hear from DF (assume you mean him) occasionally, StationMaster knows him too. I do indeed!......I`ve often wondered what became of him after he left Merseyside; a very knowledgeable driver and so-kind to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted January 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2, 2012 Quite a tale as you can imagine (but not for here), he's now quite senior at Freightliner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Nice shot of the former Class 501 DTBS's + Class 73 de-icers near the end of the video. XF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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