The Lettuce Line – Talk by Keith Hick

Posted by Robert Hampton on 2nd April 2015 at 8:01 pm

Following on from the success of last September’s 50th Anniversary of Closure Tour of Southport to Preston railway route, Keith Hick will be presenting an illustrated talk with his unique personal images and knowledge at Southport Football Club’s Grandstand Bar, Haig Avenue, Southport PR8 6JZ commencing at 7.30pm on 29th April 2015. Keith Hick is a well known Southport local historian, author and railway enthusiast.

The evening is for the benefit of The Friends of 502 Group who are restoring the sole surving 502 Unit in Burscough. These electric multiple units were built in Derby in late 1930’s for Liverpool-Southport-Crossens and Liverpool-Ormskirk services. They were superseded by the present 507 and 508 units in the late 1970s.

Our unit ran on the Southport-Crossens service on the final day of electric services, Saturday 6th September 1964. Upon withdrawal from service in 1982 the unit became part of the National Collection in ownership of National Railway Museum who donated it to the 502 Group for restoration in 2011. In March 2012 we moved into Merseyside Transport Trust‘s large undercover facility in Osprey Place on Burcough Industrial Estate.

There is no charge for admittance but there will be ample opportunity for donations to the 502 Group’s Steel Appeal. We are about to order the new steel floor for the trailer coach. The first new sections should be delivered and in place for our open day on 12th July.

For more information contact Tony Kuivala, treasurer@class502.org.uk.

1 Comment

  1. Comment by maurice christian
    15th May 2015 at 6:05 am

    Which of these 2 lines passed through the village of Banks,
    although the station and the goods yard has gone, my mother has a bungalow on the site of Banks station.

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