Liverpool Overhead Railway

Liverpool Overhead Railway

This 1930’s LOR poster is a classic example of a Railway trying to market Itself for something other than for which it was originally intended!

The railway was first constructed in 1893, and known locally with affection as “The Dockers Umbrella “, primarily to transport the workforce to and from the huge docks complex. Even by 1902 they were fitting new , more powerful electric motors as they had to compete with Trams at street level .

This poster shows how they were trying to attract other fee paying passengers to see the huge Ocean Going Liners, promoting them as a tourist attraction .

In 1948 it was not nationalised along with the remainder of the Network and by 1955 a survey showed that repairs would cost so much as to make it no longer viable . It was demolished in 1956

Code number 64002

The outside dimensions of these posters are 70cm x 50cm ( 27.6 inches x 19.7 inches ), designed to fit a standard IKEA frame.