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The Liverpool Overhead Railway, 1893-1956. Copyright Online Video 1990. Running time approximately 36 minutes. The Liverpool Overhead Railway was not only unique, it was also a pioneer. It was the first elevated railway in the world to operate electric trains. It was the very first complete elevated line in Great Britain and the first to install automatic signalling and subsequently coloured light signals. As famous as the City's waterfront, the Liverbirds and the two football clubs, the railway was known locally as 'The Overhead.' Films taken by: Roy Ashdown, G F Ashwell, G H Hesketh, Jim Joyce, Peter Matthews, John B C McCann, R Oldfield, J H Roberts, J M Ryan, A P Tatt and J W Wyse. Special thanks to Clive Garner, Angus Tilston and the Huntley Archive. Research and Commentary by Martin Jenkins. Edited and Produced by Wilf Watters. If you have any old cine films / audio tapes / video tapes / old photographs relating to Burscough / Ormskirk or the surrounding
