Southport, Portland Street Crossing, LMS Class 502 EMU 29896 (12.20 Southport - Formby - Southport) June 28th 1986.

            Preserved ex LMS Class 502 EMU 29896 departs Southport with a enthusiasts special on a warm June 28th 1986. 
This was taken from Portland Street Crossing L&Y signal box and the former station Masters house and ticket office (1851) is on the left.
* South Eastbank Street Station:
 The station opened on 21 July 1848 as the temporary northern terminus of the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway and was the first railway station in Southport. 
Situated between Eastbank Street and Portland Street, it consisted of a single platform together with a run-round loop and one siding. In 1850 the platform was extended, and an extra line was constructed along with two additional sidings on the east side. The station closed on 22 August 1851, following the completion of a permanent terminal station at Chapel Street.
   

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