#MORECAMBE# (Lancashire)

Overnight stay in Morecambe, on the way back to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here

The station is part of the Bentham Line, which goes from Heysham Port to Leeds.

The station is at the end of the line - below is the view heading back out.

#LHEN COAN# (Isle of Man)

On a walk round Groudle Glen..... Wikipedia page here

There are also various signs around the station, giving shout-outs to the sponsors who have helped in the restoration of the station (which is part of the small Groudle Glen Railway - a tourist attraction on the Isle of Man, just outside Douglas).

#BIRKENHEAD NORTH# (The Wirral)

Trip out during two night stay in Leasowe..... Wikipedia page here

Another COVID poster

#LEASOWE# (The Wirral)

Two night stay at the Leasowe Castle Hotel..... Wikipedia page here

One of the many COVID warning posters around at the time.

Next to the station is a level crossing over the road, so you can walk across the track and get a train's eye shot

The station also has a name sign which includes the nearby Wirral Coastal Park

#UTTOXETER# (Staffordshire)

Two night stay to visit an antique market at Uttoxeter Racecourse..... Wikipedia page here

#STOKE-ON-TRENT# (Staffordshire)

On the way to Uttoxeter for a birthday mini-break..... Wikipedia page here

I had quite a long wait at Stoke, so explored the whole station including:-

The Transport Police office

Two murals in the underground walkway

The archway dedicated to those who died in the First World War

My Polytechnic Building (I was a student here from 1988>1991)...

.... as well as the usual platform scenes

#WIGAN NORTH WESTERN# (Lancashire)

Travelling up to Heysham to get the Isle of Man ferry..... Wikipedia page here

The station was the scene of a fatal train crash back in 1873, when a 25 carriage train travelling from London Euston to Scotland derailed

#BIRKENHEAD CENTRAL# (Merseyside)

Returning to Bebington B&B after an adventurous Monday..... Wikipedia page here

#BEBINGTON# (Merseyside)

Two night stay in Bebington, on the way back to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here

The station also had culture-based signage, promoting the nearby Lady Lever Art Gallery and Port Sunlight

#MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD#

Travelling back to the Isle of Man, via a two night stop in Bebington..... Wikipedia page here

Grade II Listed in 1995 and described as 'one of the most dramatic stations in England'.

#WILMSLOW# (Cheshire)

Going to the airport hotel, before an early morning flight from Manchester to Malta..... Wikipedia page here

#HOYLAKE# (Merseyside)

Heading into Liverpool to get the morning ferry back to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here

The station is Grade II listed

#MEOLS# (Merseyside)

On the way to a one-night stay in Hoylake, to break up the journey back over to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here

#MOORFIELDS# - Merseyrail Underground (Liverpool)

Travelling back to the Isle of Man from Southport..... Wikipedia page here

You need to take 3 escalators to get out of the station - this is one of the longer ones

#SOUTHPORT# (Lancashire)

Overnight stay on the way back to the Isle of Man..... Wikipedia page here