Northern taking over Hooton - Ellesmere Port

[xotGD]

Track is still there, although it's not got 3rd rail so will be of limited use.

Could be used for a hypothetical Hooton to Manchester via Ellesmere Port service.

(Northern taking over Hooton to Ellesmere Port has been suggested on another thread, btw.)

 

[Kite159]

Could be used for a hypothetical Hooton to Manchester via Ellesmere Port service.

(Northern taking over Hooton to Ellesmere Port has been suggested on another thread, btw.)

Why on earth would Northern want to take over Hooton to Ellesmere Port from Merseyrail considering they can barely manage to run 2 trains a day from Ellesmere port towards Helsby.

Extremely unlikely

 

[D6130]

(Northern taking over Hooton to Ellesmere Port has been suggested on another thread, btw.)

What....and take out the third rail electrification?

 

[pokemonsuper9]

What....and take out the third rail electrification?

Looks like we've found a Northern use for the GWR 769s