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 Martin Briscoe Sent: 23 September 2012 11:14 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Munitions factory It does not seem to be listed in Wayne Cocroft's "Dangerous Energy" which is probably the most comprehensive book on explosive and munitions manufacture. Some accidents did seem to get reported in the local or national press. If you have an idea of the date and there were fatalities then you could try the CWGC database. In Merseyside there is listed: Aintree, Bland Park Farm, Sefton NFF No. 2, SJ 36 98 - Great War explosive factor and filling factory Kirkby, ROF FF No. 7, SJ 432 988 - WWII 1940 - 1945 explosives factory - filling factory Liverpool, Litherland, Brotherton & Co, H M Factory, SJ 53 97 - Great War 1913 - 1918 explosives factory - TNT. picric acid(?) Liverpool, NFF No. 2a, SJ 35 98, Great War explosives factory - filling factory Port Sunlight, Lever Brothers, SJ 34 84, Great War, soap factory - glycerine Sutton Oak, St Helens, UK Chemical Products Company, H M Factory, SJ 53 93 - Great War explosives factory - picric acid, phenol, arsenic compounds There could be others apart from these, often the post-war newspapers had adverts for the disposal of equipment at government sites like these. There is a remote possibility that a train running over a severed arm could be in railway accident records. Martin Briscoe Fort William [email protected] -----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 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Admin Message - List guidelines: http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm The list admin can be contacted at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message