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    Shack Attack 2026

    01 September 2026 The Styal Line 1122 Mauldeth Road 1123 Burnage 1124 Heald Green
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    Northern Class 323 & 350 Cascade Updates

    I think somebody has posted further back on the thread Ardwick with some work at Manchester International and Allerton.
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    Stockport Platform Zero Closed

    When first opened all Liverpool to Sheffield services used it. Nowadays they mainly use Plaform 1.
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    Why is Edge Hill closed on Sundays?

    To sum up Edge Hill probably would not have the footfall to justify a Sunday opening. The buildings are dated from 1836 and are Grade II listed. When I worked in Lime Street Station I used Broad Green on many occasions to get to/from work. One of the station staff moved to Edge Hill when a...
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    Why is Edge Hill closed on Sundays?

    Correct. Northern were allocated money to provide lifts and a new booking office at Broad Green, two stations past Edge Hill in 2023. We are still waiting although they did get the booking office demolished!
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    Why is Edge Hill closed on Sundays?

    Spot on. We are now in the realms of fantasyland.
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    Stagecoach East Midlands - Fleet and Engineering Updates

    10820-29 which are expected to be tansferred from Merseyside to East Midlands have been put back into service at Gillmoss on route 14. Low trees on the route have caused damge to some of the new buses.
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    Childwallblues continued trip reports

    Tuesday 18 August 2026 0915 331030 Huyton-Manchester Airport 36.03 miles 1101 323208 Manchester Airport-Holmes Chapel 12.59 miles 1141 323205 Holmes Chapel-Sandbach 3.90 miles 1232 331109 Sandbach-Crewe 4.55 miles 1304 350114 Crewe-Liverpool South Parkway 29.96 miles Stations visited - Holmes...
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    Why is Edge Hill closed on Sundays?

    I think the answer to the original question is that most of the passengers who travel through the station during the week dont go that way on a Sunday.
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    Why is Edge Hill closed on Sundays?

    For a person that comes from Bolton you seem to know a lot about the Edge Hill area.The area is not actually run down it is surrounded by small industrial units, a shopping centre and two modern housing estates. It is also the closest railway station to Wavertree Lnnovation Park for services...
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    Arriva North West and Wales

    4422 is in service at Boole still with its J200ABW registration plates. It will probably be withdrawn from service after 6 September when St Helens depot is franchised and its Enviro 400s move to other depots.
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    Stagecoach Merseyside Cheshire and South Lancashire

    Bee Network 86035 of Middleion was seen in the yard at Rock Ferry last week.
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    Stagecoach Merseyside Cheshire and South Lancashire

    Manchester buses often visit Merseyside visiting Rock Ferry for repainting.
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    Liverpool City Region-Bus Franchising

    The 61 Bootle to Aigburth has run as time immemorial whereas the 61 Runcorn to Liverpool was introduced by Halton Transport as an extension of the Crosville route J61. I would have thought that the former Liverpool Corpora0tion which runs wholly within LCR would take preference.
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    Banking trains in the UK

    Nothing in the title about passenger.
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    Why is Edge Hill closed on Sundays?

    A lot of students use the station during term time to access the university which is about a 10 minute walk. Nothing happens in the surronding area on a Sunday.
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    Crewe blockade?

    Why will Acton Bridge, Hartford and Winsford br without trains? the line is not closed.
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    Banking trains in the UK

    What about the biomass trains out of Liverpool Docks being banked by a Clsss 69 (currently 69008) up to Tuebrook Sidings?
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    Shack Attack 2026

    Totally agree Alistair. As I have to go by train and alight and then board a different service Salwick poses a problem for me with its peak hour only service. Still there are still plenty in Greater Manchester to keep me going I am not too concerned.

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