Liverpool Lime Street Station has been serving our city since 1836, with millions of people passing through it every year.
Former British Rail worker Michael Patterson is one of those who has frequently travelled through Lime Street Station. During his time working for the British Rail heritage watchdog, Michael was tasked with recording the nation's train stations with the aim of improving public relations with passengers.
This includes Liverpool Lime Street where he has captured life at the station between 1979 and 1991 in fascinating photos he has shared online. When you first arrive on Michael’s Flickr profile, the sheer amount of photos is mind-blowing, with there being over 3,000 snaps taken at many train stations across the UK and in Europe.
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Michael, who lives in Lincolnshire but is from the Wirral, has neatly organised his train station images alphabetically. It didn’t take long for the ECHO to stumble upon the fantastic photos of Liverpool Lime Street.
Some of Michael's images show passengers travelling through the station, while others include the iconic sleeper train from London before it was withdrawn from service in September 1991. Other photos capture the old style arrivals boards and the Merseyrail Underground.
Speaking to Glasgow Live, Michael said: "In the early 2000s, I joined Flickr and thought, 'it's time I shared my photos and put them up'. It was a laborious process. All my collections were slides, transparencies, and I had to upload those to my computer one-by-one, which took a long time. It’s been very worthwhile, though, and I’m glad people can get to see the photos which would otherwise be sitting in drawers."
The photo gallery below consists of Michael’s images of Liverpool Lime Street. They show how the station has changed over the years with the advancements in technology, but also highlight how the station's iconic features such as the curved roof have remained the same.
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