
8D ASSOCIATION
The 8D Association is dedicated to promoting the history of the railways of South Lancashire, Merseyside and North Cheshire.
Industrial and Private Railways.
Throughout the area that we cover many industries not only relied on the rail network for the delivery of raw materials and finished products they operated their own internal systems. Some systems were small affairs with only a couple of locos whilst others were complex with many running lines and sidings. The decline of industry in the area also meant a decline in the scene. Many of the larger rail systems contracted and eventually closed while by the early 1960’s many of the smaller operations had disappeared. We shall try to cover some of the lines within the next few pages.

Reproduced with permission from the Industrial Railway Society.