Recent content by Tremzinho

You’re right, I momentarily forgot, as he loves to imply that he bought them. I’ll rephrase, was Merseytravel and the then chair Liam Robinson (who now leads Liverpool City Council) unaware when they ordered these trains? When did Rotheram find out?

Thanks for the info. I wonder if Merseytravel and Mayor Rotheram were unaware they were going to have this issue when the 777s were ordered. It would explain the embarrassing total lack of response during the recent media criticism over Cressington. Measuring on Google Earth, the platform...

The specs for the 777s boasted that they would have automatic selective door opening, with sensors to detect if the platform was present. So why are they having this issue at Cressington? Does the technology not work properly, in which case they should be demanding compensation from Stadler?

More chance of 897s, which could release the 802s for GWR, LNER or even XC. Transpennine would likely prefer more 802s, but it seems unlikely given the reported price being quoted by Hitachi. So the 897 is the next best choice, as they’ll presumably be very similar to the 397s TPE already run.

I’ve seen nothing to suggest that this Gateway station will do anything to improve access to Liverpool Airport. It’s highly unlikely it will even have a bus service to the airport, apart from perhaps the infrequent 82A that runs from Runcorn to Liverpool. Again it’s just a wish list...

Yes it’s woeful, but so are the links to Liverpool Airport. These plans will mean you can get from Liverpool to Manchester Airport in half the time it takes to get to Liverpool Airport from the city centre, and which point you might as well close Liverpool Airport. It’s incredible that the...

4 trains an hour seems excessive for the route, particularly as both Shotton and Wrexham are also supposed to be getting services to Liverpool via Runcorn which will be faster. If they're not planning to use battery 777s to run through to Liverpool, then this frequency is totally insane.

Edge Hill has a now trackless bay platform that would've been useful when Liverpool Lime Street has been out of action.

Most of Liverpool is either not served by rail or poorly served by Northern, so bus certainly makes up the main public transport provision in the city. On the parts of the city served by Merseyrail, it is well used, even by people taking short journeys and children travelling to and from school...

An extension to Speke wouldn't just be about the airport though. 15,000 people live in the Speke estate, which is very isolated from the rest of the city, and takes almost an hour to reach the city centre by bus. Most of Speke is a former council estate, with some of the lowest car ownership...

Surely the Crewe-Shrewsbury stopper would be better given to WMT as an extension to the Birmingham service, rather than needing to add a bi-mode to an existing Northern service? Problem is that this would have to be split again if/when Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury gets wired (which aught to be...

Where would the extra 730s come from? Presumably LNWR now propose keeping some of the 350/2s, but which of the planned 730 routes would be sticking with the 350? I'm sure it would be popular with people in Hartford and Winsford, who not only would have a direct train to London again, but also...

The only major issue would be in West Derby where a Sainsbury’s store has been built obstructing part of the trackbed. Without some demolition I think there’s now only room for a single track in this section, and the cycle route would need to be diverted. The best use for this line would...

A £17Bn scheme that will eat up all of Liverpool and Manchester's transport funding for decades and, let's be honest, most of it is intended to benefit Manchester in its bid to build HS2 by stealth. Liverpool to Manchester Airport is the cheapest bit, mostly using existing and disused railways...

Extending to Gateacre deserves serious consideration, I noticed that the Lib Dem candidate in this month's Metro Mayor election was proposing it, which seems to be the first time the idea has been seriously mentioned in decades. Another option could be to extend Merseyrail to Widnes, which...