What a lovely comparison between the two eras. As a Railwayman of 33 years I worked on that part of the system for a while and looking at some of the footage from the 1970s, the layout has hardly changed today. The Wirral way is a nice place to go for a walk on a sunny day and the chippy at Parkgate does some of the best Fish and Chips around.
I'd forgotten how 'tatty' the railways around Wirral had become by the early 70's. I was brought up in Port Sunlight and actually travelled to West Kirkby from Hooton and remember the old Mersey Railway Westinhouse stock!
I lived near Brombrough in the seventies. Us kids would call an asphalted public path between two houses to the next road " the cinderpath". I never knew or wondered why until now. But perhaps cinders were in good supply at some point during Wirral history. So they may have been used for rail footings and public paths alike. Will probably never know.
@@TOYBOX2008 in the audio the guy refers to Electrification of the railways and this didn't happen until 1938. Therefore the audio cannot have been from 1913. Is that easier for you to understand?
It has been put on the map and is awful.....very commercial now part of the station servers coffee to the masses also the Toilet is now unisex.....in short it is Bloody Terrible...( HADLOW STATION ) The English Tend to say nothing in 2022 just smile with apathy and carry on watching soaps. There again I am not wholly English
Harlow Railway station is now unfortunately completely ruined. More like eat at Joe's cafe with part of the station ticket office converted for eating you cannot walk properly along the platform with tables chairs people stuffing their guts, if that was not enough they added two Hotdog stands outside as well inside the Toilet has been converted to a unisex toilet The signal box had its windows smashed so many times they put in plastic glass Horrible place....... money money money 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑💰💰......PS at Thurstaston you are now charged for parking your car to get fresh air ( station gone long ago )
What a lovely comparison between the two eras. As a Railwayman of 33 years I worked on that part of the system for a while and looking at some of the footage from the 1970s, the layout has hardly changed today. The Wirral way is a nice place to go for a walk on a sunny day and the chippy at Parkgate does some of the best Fish and Chips around.
Our lovely Wirral.
I could live and die there happily. I simply adore it. Sadly I live in Somerset.
At West Kirby station the camera caught an advertisement for “Ace Audio” in Liverpool… I worked at Ace Audio in the early 70’s; in my wild days.
Superb. Wish I could go back and revisit this.
I'd forgotten how 'tatty' the railways around Wirral had become by the early 70's. I was brought up in Port Sunlight and actually travelled to West Kirkby from Hooton and remember the old Mersey Railway Westinhouse stock!
My mum grew up in walsey village.
born in st caths birkenhead in '72 raised in rock ferry ...best days of my life in the late 70's
I lived near Brombrough in the seventies. Us kids would call an asphalted public path between two houses to the next road " the cinderpath".
I never knew or wondered why until now.
But perhaps cinders were in good supply at some point during Wirral history. So they may have been used for rail footings and public paths alike.
Will probably never know.
I love this
which bit is your favourite?
mad seeing roads i walk down every day look like this
The audio is from 1913. The film is from 1973/74.
I don't think the audio can be from 1913 as Wirral trains weren't electrified until 1938
@@KaptainKastle Read what I wrote again.
@@TOYBOX2008 yes, but did you read what I wrote ?
@@TOYBOX2008 in the audio the guy refers to Electrification of the railways and this didn't happen until 1938. Therefore the audio cannot have been from 1913.
Is that easier for you to understand?
@@KaptainKastle It is, thank you. You are correct, my apologies. It is has been labelled in a uniquely confusing way.
That footage at #2:35 is NOT from 1913
@@j0shymitsu Nothing misunderstood on my behalf only observation of your confusing title/content
@@j0shymitsu not a confusing title at all. Very much unambiguous and precise.
I bet you could start a fight in an empty room@@TheWirral
almost all the video was from the 60s . woodside station was closed in the 60s .
Remember the Zulu ?
Take my dog to Hadlow every morning..looks better today
It has been put on the map and is awful.....very commercial now part of the station servers coffee to the masses also the Toilet is now unisex.....in short it is Bloody Terrible...( HADLOW STATION ) The English Tend to say nothing in 2022 just smile with apathy and carry on watching soaps. There again I am not wholly English
1913?
the fella who done the commentary wasn't Richard was it . lol
0.37 sec
Sounds like Monty
Looks remarkably modern for 1913
I'd guess that the narrative is from a historical source, mixed with what were (when the vid was made) contemporary images.
It literally explains all this in the opening text.
1973 not 1913
St johns tiwer was built in 1969 so shoildnt of geen in this video,lol
Harlow Railway station is now unfortunately completely ruined. More like eat at Joe's cafe with part of the station ticket office converted for eating you cannot walk properly along the platform with tables chairs people stuffing their guts, if that was not enough they added two Hotdog stands outside as well inside the Toilet has been converted to a unisex toilet The signal box had its windows smashed so many times they put in plastic glass Horrible place....... money money money 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑💰💰......PS at Thurstaston you are now charged for parking your car to get fresh air ( station gone long ago )
How did Wirral borough council kill Birkenhead. Shame