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to unload the iron ore, which were dismantled in the late 1990s. The northern quayside of
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vessels. Some of the final traffic through the dock involved the transportation of timber. Bidston Dock was subsequently closed and was landfilled by 2003.
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regeneration project. This part of the project would encompass 571,000 square feet (53,000 m) of leisure facilities and a retail park.
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are known to have operated on this track, during its latter days. In the steam era, the iron ore train was known to have been hauled by
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was outlined in the 1920s. Consisting of the main basin and four additional branches, only part of the main dock was eventually built.
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railway line and an iron ore train ran regularly to the
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335:References
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