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Just where are our new Merseyrail trains? It's a question being asked by many in our region with a growing sense of frustration. It was way back in 2016 when the deal to purchase the 52-strong ...
The mayor said the new £500m publicly-owned trains would be "the envy of towns and cities across the country" Merseyrail's new trains will begin to enter the network from Monday after the ...
The 7.31am Ellesmere Port to Liverpool is cancelled. However, Merseyrail said the service will be reinstated from Hooton at 7 ...
The roll-out of new trains was met with much fanfare in 2023 as part of the move towards delivering a London-style transport ...
Cycle lanes, trains and automobiles: the Liverpool ECHO reports back on the region's transport infrastructure after a week ...
The station is served by battery operated trains, part of Merseyrail's new £500m fleet. There were major initial problems with the new technology in the months after Headbolt Lane opened - but for ...
Merseyrail’s existing fleet includes 59 Class 507 and 508 three-car 750 V DC third-rail EMUs, which are close to the end of their operational life. Ridership is growing by 2.5% a year and is predicted ...
It was standing room only on this morning’s 10:50 Liverpool Central to Kirkby train service. Regular commuters found themselves in a media scrum as the first of Merseyrail’s new £500m fleet ...
Swiss railway rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail has officially delivered the first of 53 new Merseyrail trains for the Liverpool City Region in England. With this handover, Liverpool City Region ...
Merseyrail's new trains will begin to enter the network from Monday after the operator and unions agreed a deal. Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram said talks with unions, which he said ...