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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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Depot: Birkenhead Mollington Street
Depot Details
| Depot Name |
Birkenhead Mollington Street |
| Depot Codes |
| Code | From | To | | BHD (24) | 1875 | 31/01/1950 | | 18 | 01/01/1875 | 31/12/1922 | | W18 | 01/01/1923 | 31/01/1935 | | 6C | 01/01/1923 | 31/08/1963 | | 8H | 01/09/1963 | 05/05/1973 | | BC | 06/05/1973 | 24/11/1985 |
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| Date Opened |
1878 |
| Date Closed |
24/11/1985 |
| Pre Grouping Company |
LNWR/GWR |
| Big 4 Company |
LMS/GWR |
| British Railways Region |
LMR |
| GWR Division |
WOLVERHAMPTON |
| Information |
Joint LMS/GWR depot |
| 1947 Directions |
The shed is at the end of a spur off the Chester line. The top of
the yard is visible from the line.
Turn right outside Birkenhead Woodside Station, along Chester
Street. Turn right into Grange Road, and left into Argyle Street.
Continue along Argyle Street South (past Birkenhead Central Station,
Mersey Railway) and turn left into Mollington Street. The shed entrance
is the left-hand door at the end of this cul-de-sac. Walking time: Woodside, 15 minutes; Central, 5 minutes. This shed is next door to the
L.M.S. shed. |
| Popup Maps (New Window) |
25 Inch (1892-1914)
OS (1:25,000) (1937-1961)
OS 7th Series 1 inch (1:63,360) |
| Chronology |
| Date | Event | | 1875 | Change of code to BHD | | 1875 | Change of code to 24 | | 1878 | Depot opened | | 01/02/1950 | Change of code to 6C | | 01/09/1963 | Change of code to 8H | | 06/11/1967 | Closed to steam locomotives | | 06/05/1973 | Change of code to BC | | 24/11/1985 | Depot closed |
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