epw026376 ENGLAND (1929). Ainsdale Beach Railway Station and sand dunes, Ainsdale-on-Sea, 1929

As described re this joint railway post 1923, the CLC was, until 1948 two thirds owned by the LNER and one third by the LMS. The railway's HQ was located at Liverpool Central Station until nationalisation (this was the old high level station now demolished) The HQ was located there so to control the logistics and the great revenues earned through movements of goods and raw materials to and from the port. The busiest passenger traffic was, of course, between Liverpool and Manchester Central stations.

Unfortunately, the Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway was loss making almost from the outset and could only rely upon seasonal excursion traffic with infrequent daily scheduled services mainly sourced from Manchester and suburban stations on the North Liverpool Loop Line.Most Liverpool people used the direct ex LYR (LMS)service from Liverpool Exchange to Southport Chapel Street. The SCLER stations between Southport and Aintree were mainly positioned in sparsely populated rural areas and miles away from what population was to hand. Passenger services ceased on the 5th January 1952,nearly a decade before the Beeching Axe was wielded elsewhere.