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388:21 November
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150:5 July 1954
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1291:Sutton Oak
1231:Crank Halt
1226:Clock Face
784:West Derby
759:Otterspool
744:Knotty Ash
656:Breck Road
586:Kirby Park
560:Merseyside
521:West Kirby
278:References
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232:Kirby Park
222:(GWR) and
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166:7 May 1962
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27:Kirby Park
1466:3°10′36″W
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