2015

SJ3590 : First TransPennine Express Trains at Liverpool Lime Street

taken 11 years ago, 3 km from Liverpool, England

First TransPennine Express Trains at Liverpool Lime Street
First TransPennine Express Trains at Liverpool Lime Street
The mainline station is still covered by the vast iron and glass roofs dating from the 1880s. It has nine platforms serving Northern Rail, East Midlands Trains, Virgin Trains and First TransPennine Express services.

This view is looking at platforms 4 and 5, each of which has a First TransPennine Express Class 185 Desiro diesel multiple-unit standing at it.

The platforms are numbered from right to left in this photograph. Each of platforms 1-4 has a Northern Trains local train standing at it. The two First TransPennine Express trains are standing at platforms 5 and 6.
Liverpool Lime Street Station

Liverpool Lime Street is the largest and oldest railway station in Liverpool, having been opened to the public in August 1836 as the new western terminus of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway LinkExternal link .

Today, it is a terminus for a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston, as well as TransPennine Express trains and other train services. An urban through underground station on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network is accessed via the main terminus.

It is a grade II listed building (List Entry Number: 1293335 LinkExternal link Historic England)


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts City, Town centre Railways Camera: Panasonic DMC-G3 other tags: Nineteenth Century 19th Century Victorian Station Roof Railway Station Canopy Railway Station Roof Station Platform First TransPennine Express Class 185 Desiro Diesel Multiple Unit Dmu 185125 185150 Victorian Architecture English Heritage Grade II Listed Building Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Class 185 diesel multiple units Automatic Clusters: · Lime Street Station Liverpool [220] · Liverpool Lime Street Platform [55] · Virgin Trains [13] · Station Roof [11] · Northern Rail Class [9] · Platforms Serving Northern Rail [4] ·
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SJ3590, 880 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 27 April, 2015   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 30 April, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 350 905 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.4545N 2:58.6730W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 351 905
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