Bearded Martin, wearing a red helmet, smiling as he pokes his head up through a opening in an overgrown man made hole in the ground.
With much sadness, we announce the death of Martin Dixon on 15/10/2025, having had cancer for over 5 years. He was a long-time member, former chairman.
He & Linda enjoyed many happy times together, including organising numerous Sub Brit trips.
We'd love to hear your anecdotes & memories of Martin.
16.10.2025 22:44 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Sad to hear news of the passing of Martin Dixon. The volunteers & Committee of the Friends of Williamson's Tunnels, send their thoughts & condolences to Linda, Martin's Wife, his family & friends, and to Martin's fellow SubBrit members, who will also be feeling the loss of a good friend
RIP Martin
17.10.2025 11:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
FoWT – Annual General Meeting 2025
All members are invited to attend the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Williamson’s Tunnels, 29th September 2025 at 7pm (19.00hrs). The AGM will be held in the Derby Room, Adelph…
FoWT - Annual General Meeting 2025
The 29th AGM of FoWT, 29th September 2025 at 7pm
With guest speaker, Paul O'Donnell of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Trust, on the 'Opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway’
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15.09.2025 13:56 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Today is the 195th anniversary of modern railways. The first inter-city railway opened on this day when eight trains left Crown Street in Liverpool for Liverpool Road in Manchester.
It didn't do a lot of "firsts", it just got the combination right becoming the template for everything that followed.
14.09.2025 23:29 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
The crest of the Counts Potocki
Currently researching the guests present on opening day of the L&MR in 1830. One of the hard ones to find information on is Count Potocki the Russian Ambassador. The problem is there are several simultaneous Counts and most contemporary press reports don't distinguish which is which...
13.09.2025 23:30 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
FoWT - Annual General Meeting 2025
The 29th AGM of FoWT, 29th September 2025 at 7pm
With guest speaker, Paul O'Donnell of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Trust, on the 'Opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway’
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25.08.2025 20:55 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Not saying crime was rife in Liverpool in 1978, but apparently, even if it was bolted down, it was not safe. Page 15 of the Liverpool Echo for the 9th June 1978 has two separate railway thefts relating to the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
18.08.2025 17:38 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Today marks the 189th anniversary of the opening of Liverpool Lime St station - the oldest grand terminus station in the world still in use. Here is a photo of the station in 1890.
15.08.2025 07:58 — 👍 16 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0
George Stephenson (1781-1848), seen as the father of the railways, died #OTD 1848. He and his son Robert built the first steam passenger railway, the Stockton and Darlington, and built the first public inter-city railway, the Liverpool and Manchester.
12.08.2025 07:17 — 👍 212 🔁 33 💬 5 📌 1
Thank you 😀
31.07.2025 20:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
FoWT win TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice award 2025, for 8th consecutive year
FoWT were delighted to have won, TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice award 2025, Placing tunnels tours with the Friends of Williamson’s Tunnels in the Top 10% of Attractions worldwide.
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31.07.2025 15:37 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
While the stalactites in the 1829 passenger tunnel are quite impressive, if a bit delicate and crumbly, the stalagmites are not at all impressive, this four inch example was the biggest one we found.
15.07.2025 20:17 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
30 yards inside the 1829 passenger tunnel is an accidental opening through to the Wapping tunnel
160 yards inside the 1829 passenger tunnel is a formation of stalactites
The group posing in front of the stalactites
100 yards inside the 1829 passenger tunnel is a natural spring trough for the horses used to pull coaches up the tunnel to Crown Street Station.
On Monday, we guided a charity visit into the Edge Hill Cutting. Organised by Network Rail for the Branch Line Society, raising funds for the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. We explored and explained the operation of the Engine Station and investigated the 1829 passenger tunnel that ran to Crown Street
15.07.2025 19:35 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Yes, a little "Jinty" That ended its working life at Edge Hill before going to Barry for scrap. Saved and restored and now at the GCR, but minus the unofficial painted signs on either side. www.gcrailway.co.uk/the-railway/...
03.07.2025 16:57 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A bit of then and now for the front of Lime Street Station. Not sure of the date of "then", but I am guessing at a hundred year interval between shots.
03.07.2025 14:56 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
This is carved into the south wall of the Olive Mount Cutting in Liverpool. It shows how much further it is to go to Manchester. Not sure if the markings are every quarter mile. That would need a visit to try to find another one.
03.07.2025 15:09 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The other King of Edge Hill…
Joseph Williamson was affectionately known by many as the “King of Edge Hill”, due to his keeping so many people in employment...
...with Locomotive No. 47406, the “King of Edge Hill”
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03.07.2025 14:31 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
The final 2 designs
🧵 2 of 2
03.07.2025 14:27 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We are also doing very well on Google too, with 180 reviews giving us 4.9 out of 5 starts
Thank you everyone 😀
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16.06.2025 08:11 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
WILLIAMSON’S TUNNELS – FRIENDS OF WILLIAMSON’S TUNNELS (2025) All You Should Know BEFORE You Go (w/ Reviews)
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Delighted to receive our 1000th review on #TripAdvisor. Amazing news, thank you everyone.
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Travellers Choice Winner 2024
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#2 of 874 Things to do in Liverpool #HistoricSites
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16.06.2025 07:40 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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