Steam under the Mersey. The Mersey railway. The first Mersey Tunnel

Absolutely fascinated by 06:10 and that tunnel under Hamilton Square. I have worked in that area in the 90s and was in and out of electrical substations. I never even thought what was behind the yellow doors. I like anything like this, especially subterranea. There is so much beneath our feet we never know about as it is lost through the generations.

I had never even thought about the Underground before the electric trains, so I learned a whole lot this evening. Well researched, produced and written. Some really good pictures as well, which has been a consistent theme throughout your videos; much appreciated. Well done, sir!

The B&W photo of Mersey tank loco "Liverpool", that loco ended up in Australia. After the locos were retired from Mersey Railway service they were sent to Beyer Peacock who overhauled them and removed the condensing equipment. The Major, Liverpool Connaught and Gladstone were bought by John Brown a mining magnate who had a large private colliery railway system called the Richmond Vale Railway. The Mersey tank locos were numbered 5,6,7 and 8. Number 5 lasted the longest ending her days at the Hexham depot where she was in use as a buffer stop. All the locos on that railway came from England including 13 ROD's of which three still survive the last one dropping it's fire for the final time in 1973. The loco had a long a varied career having served in France in WW1. Unlike the preserved ROD the RVR ROD's were never altered from their Great Central design. The RVR used steam right to the end in June 1987.

Brilliant informative film. Many thanks

Brilliant content mate, been binging this channel it’s so informative

Really enjoyed that and learned a lot! Thank you

Well-done Merseywail, another well researched and presented documentary. Very enjoyable, look forward to your next production. Thank you. 😊

I have that issue of Punch and Linley Sambourne's emgraving, with Edward Watkin saying "Oh Mersea, why can't I have a tunnel" as he was proposing a Channel Tunnel at the time. In the 1960s, the remains of a Beaumont machine were still half buried in the chalk at the entrance to one of the Channel trial bores.

Enjoyable video, thank you

Really interesting local history ❤️

Really interesting and enjoyable to watch and listen to thanks

Many thanks for a good informative video

Thanks for this as its very informative

11.00 Use to be one of those boxes in Rotherhithe, it was called the punishment box. They said Bobbies would have 2 months leave or worse.

Interesting video. I never been to Liverpool but I do want to go there. Probably I might go to Liverpool next year.

The 0-6-4 ''Cecil Raikes' worked on for many years as a colliery engine. It still survives but I am out of touch these days as to its present home.

Was a cable trolley system ever proposed? Seems obvious steam engines would be a problem in a tunnel.

huh? this guy's voice is also featured in theirtube's commercial introductorily preceding it, no?!

I’ve been after the footage and details I’m this video since I was a kid some 40 odd years ago … where was all this info hiding? I would love to know where these images came from. Is there a book ?