lmsforever Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 On the BBC newspage there is an item about Mersey Rail they are planning some big expansion in the network with new stations platform extensions an. faster London services.Its all going to be debated on Sept 19th ,also included are new trains perhaps the new Hitachi units will be in the running for the trans.This is good news they seem to be wanting to upgrade the service to the region anybody local know more? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'CHARD Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Thanks for the tip-off. Very interesting, as well as the Echo's coverage. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/rail-chiefs-create-massive-30-year-7675746#.U_32WG1EhSs.twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium phil-b259 Posted August 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2014 See http://moderngov.merseytravel.uk.net/documents/s12877/Long%20Term%20Rail%20Strategy.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerces Fobe2 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 How about rebuilding the Liverpool Overhead Railway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astockfan101 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 How about rebuilding the Liverpool Overhead Railway? That would be good they could rebuild it a bit like the docklands light railway in London. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Like the Mersey Rail Offer idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium QWILPEN Posted August 27, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 27, 2014 Hopfully if this gets approved then the village I live in may get more that the 4 AM / 4 PM service ( that are of little use to most of the people in the village. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/INE/2014/08/28/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2014 looking at the info, if im reading it right the bit about stations at tuebrook and anfield (for LFC and EFC) would mean reopening the edge hill to bootle jn line to passengers? the usual bit about electrifying bidston to wrexham is in there, as has been for the last X number of years, an additional station at deeside industrial estate is a good idea, if its built near the link road over the flintshire bridge then that would be a great 'park and ride' for liverpool/birkenhead for those who commute from the north wales coast to the city, meaning they could avoid changing at chester for the existing merseyrail network similarly it also mentions better capacity from wrexham via the halton curve which would of course be via chester and frodsham meaning commuters from north east wales and shropshire (wrexham, oswestry etc) could get to liverpool by train a damn sight easier than they can now thus reducing road congestion on the wrexham by pass-chester southerly-M53 corridor just a shame that the old line from dee marsh to mickle trafford is now lifted or that could have been utilised too, (wrexham-chester northgate-helsby-halton curve-runcorn-liverpool). the dee marsh to mickle trafford is currently a cycle track but all the bridges have been maintained or replaced to 'mainline' standards should the line need to be reinstated but i doubt i'd never see that in my lifetime Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40044 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 looking at the info, if im reading it right the bit about stations at tuebrook and anfield (for LFC and EFC) would mean reopening the edge hill to bootle jn line to passengers?It would seem so. Not sure where the capacity would come from given freight developments planned for the docks in the next couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted August 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 27, 2014 It would seem so. Not sure where the capacity would come from given freight developments planned for the docks in the next couple of years. my thoughts exactly, there arent many places we get to run free of passenger services, be a shame to lose this one virgin tried to do it a few years back on the sutton park line, shrewsbury to london via walsall, water orton, nuneaton etc but i believe the FOCs rallied aginst them, objected to the idea and it was dropped Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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