Disused Stations: Liverpool Exchange Station

Looking south along platform 5 into the trainshed at Liverpool Exchange in August 1973. The lines to the left serving platform 5 and 4 (far left) had only recently been electrified. The reason for electrifying them at this late date was because platforms 8, 9 and 10, which had been electrified, were taken out of use on 6 May 1973. The line-up of rolling stock was typical for the 1973-to-closure period. The DMU to the left formed a Bolton service: the service almost always used platform 4 at this time. Platform 5 was used by Ormskirk services, leaving 6 and 7 to Southport trains. To the right it is noticeable that the station roof does not extend as far as that over platforms 4 and 5 - a result of
bomb damage in World War II.
Photo by Alan Young

The buffer stops at Liverpool Exchange looking east on 3 January 1976. This was the period when the station had been reduced to four platforms. Three ex-LMS EMUs and a British Railways Derby built class 108 DMU are seen standing in the station.
Photo by Stephen Burdett from his Flickr photostream