THE OVERHEAD Railway was not used exclusively by dock and office workers – sightseers ... world’s first elevated electric railway. Early posters carried the slogans “Affording Magnificent ...

Once soaring above Liverpool’s docks, the Overhead Railway was a world-first in electric transport. Nicknamed the "Dockers’ Umbrella," it revolutionised travel before its closure in 1956.

A FILM of the entire Liverpool dock complex is to be beamed on to the city’s historic waterfront. Terminus takes viewers on a journey as witnessed from the famous Liverpool Overhead Railway line ...

A water colour of The famous Liverpool Overhead Railway ran the full length of the docks from Dingle to Seaforth. It was originally built to transport dockers & goods up & down the line but ...