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Indeed. Also as the E Port service in the morning is a convenient time, passengers from Chester may use Helsby to interchange from the 0712 TFW service and the same of an evening linking the 1707 from Vic with the TFW service that leaves Picc at 1715.

The peak services all stop at Helsby. Three in the morning and two in the evening. The 1707 from Victoria skips to WBQ then all stations to Ellesmere Port.

The peak time Northern services from Victoria at 1707 appears not to be stopping at NLW. Bonus for us WBQ to Ellesmere Port passengers who may get a seat.

I've been on a Virgin Voyager at Crewe that has been coupled up to another whilst passengers were on board. They just shut all the doors to prevent anyone boarding or alighting and got on with it.

Yes, the Ellesmere Port service falls just right for a commute. Strange it doesn't call at Frodsham and Runcorn East though. Great that a peak service is provided whilst the rest of the day is semi express. Winners all round.

However absolutely perfect for a Helsby to Victoria commute both ways. Delighted.

Well there has been and indeed continues to be extensive route knowledge training on both Chester to Earlestown and Chester to Lime Street so perhaps both could well happen.

Good to hear. Hopefully the Chester to Leeds service will make the May timetable.

Numerous runs from Chester to Earlestown on RTT today. Could these be route knowledge training for Chester to Leeds?

It is a Class 150 on the route learning runs today. The Liverpool Echo is reporting that a review is taking place that could result in Ditton Station being reopened. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/disused-railway-station-near-mersey-15903651

With the new TFW service from Chester to Liverpool (hopefully) starting in May, our local Facebook page has posts querying the likely cost of tickets. Would anyone know how soon before a new service starts do the ticket prices get issued please?

To obtain the full Pacer experience it's best to wait until it's raining so you can enjoy the raindrops running inside the window and down your leg, certainly if you are over 6ft in height and your having to sit with your knees splayed and hard up against the side of the carriage. :smile:

One Leeds to Chester service now showing on RTT for May 20th. 1D70 departing 0539.

Looks to be several runs from Chester to Lime Street and return this week.

There were also three peak time stops at Helsby, Frodsham and Runcorn East with one service starting and terminating at Ellesmere Port. It will be interesting to see if these are still on.

Halton Curve being completed on time and in budget by Network Rail, tempered slightly by TfW failure to run the new service as planned.

Interestingly Merseyrail are looking to trial their new battery trains down to Helsby in 2020 which could, if trials are successful, make Helsby a Merseyrail terminus.

The new TFW services from Wrexham/Chester to Liverpool are showing on RTT. Perhaps this time TFW will have some rolling stock to run them.

Would there be any mileage in terminating the North Wales services not going on to the Airport at Vic instead of Picc?

Pretty sure I have read somewhere that Merseyrail may be trialling this soon (2019/20?) between Ellesmere Port and Helsby.