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118:30 Dec 1956
1589:Categories
1259:Churchtown
1231:Sutton Oak
1171:Crank Halt
1166:Clock Face
724:West Derby
699:Otterspool
684:Knotty Ash
596:Breck Road
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500:Merseyside
442:53°27′32″N
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202:References
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1497:Pier Head
1373:Transport
1284:St Luke's
1241:Wavertree
1191:Moss Bank
973:Pier Head
810:Carr Mill
769:Rock Lane
679:Huskisson
659:Childwall
621:Tue Brook
606:Edge Lane
445:3°00′39″W
164:escalator
105:Key dates
69:Platforms
57:Liverpool
53:Liverpool
1435:Stations
1312:Seacombe
1264:Crossens
1186:Halebank
1156:Allerton
1136:Storeton
840:Parkside
774:Tranmere
729:Woodvale
719:Warbreck
674:Gateacre
664:Clubmoor
429:Terminus
360:Terminus
241:2 August
148:Seaforth
49:Location
1507:Canning
1385:Commons
1216:Rookery
1053:Haydock
1018:Blowick
928:Canning
616:Stanley
611:Spellow
521:Heswall
425:
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154:History
90:History
85:Disused
64:England
1541:People
1532:Dingle
1317:Warren
938:Dingle
310:
267:
168:skirts
113:Opened
82:Status
1326:Other
1226:Speke
516:Caldy
308:ISBN
265:ISBN
243:2015
146:at
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251:^
233:.
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