Wirral Railway

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WIRRAL RAILWAY

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

A late company from 1883; the bugle horn is taken from the arms of the Borough of Wallasey and has been associated with the Wirral area since at least the time of Edward III, probably because of the Royal forest which was there.