The Beeching Report in 1963 recommended inter alia the closure of the Liverpool Exchange to Southport electric commuter route and all routes in to Central High-level station but the electric lines from Liverpool to the Wirral were not recommended for closure.
The Beeching Report in 1963 recommended the closure of the Liverpool Exchange to Southport electric commuter route, and the line to Wigan Wallgate via Rainford Junction. The Liverpool Exchange to Preston via Ormskirk and electric lines from Liverpool to the Wirral were not recommended for closure.