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Meols Cop railway station

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Meols Cop railway station serves the Blowick suburb of the coastal town of Southport, Merseyside, England. [1]

27 relations: Altcar Bob, Atherton railway station, Barton railway station, Beeching cuts, Blowick, Bolton Interchange, British Rail, Electric multiple unit, England, Island platform, Kew Gardens railway station (Merseyside), Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Level crossing, Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Manchester Airport station, Manchester and Southport Railway, Manchester Piccadilly station, Manchester–Southport line, Merseyside, Merseytravel, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Northern (train operating company), Railmotor, Southport, Third rail, West Lancashire Railway.

Altcar Bob

The Altcar Bob was a train service introduced in July 1906 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on the Barton Branch of the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway.

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Atherton railway station

Atherton railway station serves the town of Atherton, Greater Manchester, England, and is the main station on the line between Wigan and Manchester on the Manchester to Southport Line, and according to Strategic Rail Authority figures is the busiest station on the line (excluding Wigan and Manchester; Salford Crescent is technically not on the line).

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Barton railway station

Barton was a railway station in the village of Barton, Lancashire, on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway.

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Beeching cuts

The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) were a reduction of route network and restructuring of the railways in Great Britain, according to a plan outlined in two reports, The Reshaping of British Railways (1963) and The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes (1965), written by Dr Richard Beeching and published by the British Railways Board.

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Blowick

Blowick is a suburb on the east side of the town of Southport, Merseyside, England.

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Bolton Interchange

Bolton Interchange is a transport interchange combining Bolton railway station and Bolton bus station in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England.

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British Rail

British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the state-owned company that operated most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997.

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Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Island platform

An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange.

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Kew Gardens railway station (Merseyside)

Kew Gardens was a railway station at Kew on the edge of Southport, Merseyside, England, situated north of the A570 between Meols Cop Road and Foul Lane.

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Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping.

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Level crossing

A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road or path at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using a bridge or tunnel.

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Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway

The Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway was formed in 1884, and totaled 7 miles.

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London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS)It has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR.

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Manchester Airport station

Manchester Airport station is a railway and tram station at Manchester Airport, England which opened at the same time as the second air terminal in 1993.

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Manchester and Southport Railway

The Manchester and Southport Railway in England opened on 9 April 1855.

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Manchester Piccadilly station

Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England.

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Manchester–Southport line

The Manchester–Southport line is a railway line in the north-west of England, operated by Northern.

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Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million.

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Merseytravel

Merseytravel is the passenger transport executive responsible for the coordination of public transport in the Liverpool City Region, North West England.

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Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England, was formed on 1 April 1974 by the amalgamation of the county boroughs of Bootle and Southport, the municipal borough of Crosby, the urban districts of Formby and Litherland, and part of West Lancashire Rural District within the new county of Merseyside.

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Northern (train operating company)

Northern, the trading name of Arriva Rail North, is a train operating company in Northern England.

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Railmotor

Railmotor is a term which was used by several British railway companies for a lightweight railcar, that is, a railway carriage with a small steam traction unit or diesel or petrol engine integrated into it.

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Southport

Southport is a large seaside town in Merseyside, England.

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Third rail

A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track.

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West Lancashire Railway

The West Lancashire Railway (WLR) ran northeast from Southport to Preston in northwest England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meols_Cop_railway_station

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