A hundred years ago, plenty of factories had their own private sidings taking off from railway company land, which were lifted when road transport improved. David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Marion Charlesworth To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Munitions factory Could it have been a tram-line rather than a rail-line? I seem to recall that part of Liverpool did have trams. Afraid I can't help with the munitions question, sorry. Marion, Sussex -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Railton Sent: 23 September 2012 10:32 To: [email protected] Subject: [ENG-LIV] Munitions factory A distant connection of mine worked at a munitions factory in WWI which was located at the Ogdens tobacco factory. She lost her arm in an explosion there. The story is that she was blown out of the factory onto the nearby railway line where a train ran over her arm. I don't think this is true; as far as I know there never was a railway line anywhere near the factory. Can anyone direct me to information about the use of Ogdens as a munitions factory in WWI and explosions there? Also possible nearby railway lines? I know that it would not have been one of the main munitions factories in Liverpool but I understand there were many small sites set up. David