Well, hasnt the subject of Liverpool and its immediate area created some interest, in particular, the bus companies that serviced the railway station.

On the Bus Australia forum, we have at least 3 posts on the Hammondville Bus Service,
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=66336
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=66300
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=66360

and 2 posts on the Moorebank/Holsworthy line,
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=66377
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=66379

but the most important photographs amongst all these posts are those of the bus coming off the old timber bridge, crossing the Georges River. This bridge was superseded by the new bridge called Newbridge Rd on 19th March 1958.



Well has time has flown since my last post and what an interesting few months it has been.

I have been successful in acquiring more photos of the railway station and its environs but the SM's house remains elusive. The simple explanation is that either it wasnt as photogenic as the station area or that everyone thought it would be there forever more.

Anyway, I thought I would dedicate this post to railway accidents. I realise this is an unfortunate subject matter but Liverpool Railway Station has had three accidents - two of which involved fatalities.

The first one occurred on 16th July 1962.

According to the book, Broken Journey, by K Pearce, the following occurred,

I have been able to source from the web the following photos of the accident. I have also been able to obtain a copy of the Railway's Inquiry into the Accident, as this is now Public Access, from State Records. 

The second accident occurred on 31 October 1965. According to the book, Broken Journey, by K Pearce, the following occurred,

Unfortunately, the Railway Inquiry is not available from State Records, however, I have been able to obtain from my colleague, Ben Ryan, the following photographs, which have never been shown to the general public,

There is another photograph of the accident in Geoff Moss's book, Sydney's Electric Trains: A Personal History,

The third accident occurred on 4th February 1967. I dont have the exact details or any photographs. According to Railway Digest, June 1967,

If anyone has photographs, can they please send them to me, it would be greatly appreciated.



Time is slipping away. We are nearly towards the end of January already. All the best for Australia Day next week.

I have found some more pix of the Holsworthy line, in particular, details of the NSWRTM Tour on 16 April 1972 with 1919 and 3075T. This was the last steam train trip on the Branch. 3075T was too heavy for the Georges River Bridge and was detached at Liverpool.

In the meantime, I am still researching photographs of the Down Timber Building that existed on Platforms 2/3. I have spent time at the Liverpool Champion offices and next week, I will be visting the Fairfax Newspapers and the Mitchell Library. It was demolished in 1979/1980 for the station refurbishments, which entailed extending and modifying the Up Brick Building on Platform 1, concrete ramps for Platforms 1 and 2/3, and a new ticket office. Hopefully, I can find a photograph prior to demolition.