Pumping station

Mersey Railway pumping and ventilation station at the bottom of James Street in Liverpool. When the tunnel from Hamilton Square to James Street was constructed, there was obviously a great concern that water would leak in from the river and the docks. Drainage tunnels were built into the design, and the water was then brought to the surface via two pumping stations on either side of the river. Whilst the steam pumps are long gone here, the Link and Loop tunnels have been added to the drainage requirements that are served by modern electric pumps.