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Left: 60011 at Rainhill.

Top Right: 70009 at Halewood (LNWR). Middle: 508xxx at Ellesmere Port Station. Bottom Right:

185133 at Hough Green (CLC)

A warm welcome to the 8A RAIL website which covers the area of Liverpool, Merseyside & North Cheshire and hopefully the information contained that you will find it useful to pursue your pastime. There are sections covering Passenger and Freight, along with a guide to some photographic locations within the 8A RAIL area.

There is also a Photo Gallery which has a selection of past & present images covering Merseyside, North Cheshire and various parts of the United Kingdom. Also included is a section on my limited foreign travels since 2001 including Ireland and Canada (including Chicago) where you will find the some of the motive power and trains impressive.  There is another gallery covering my mainly past preserved steam exploits including the Isle of Man. In time, there will be another section covering other forms of transport including ships and aircraft.

Please note ALL information on 8A RAIL is provided in good faith and as a general guide only. All trains as you will appreciate are subject to alteration or even cancellation therefore no guarantee is made that any train services will operate due to numerous outside factors. Finally, when observing and photographing trains, please remember to obtain permission to gain access to private property and do not trespass on the railway as you will be putting your life and other people's life's in danger.