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    Stagecoach Merseyside Cheshire and South Lancashire

    11101-106 are now at Chester with 11107 expected after its repaint.
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    Arriva North West and Wales

    Courtesy of the Merseyside Bus Club review Arriva Buses Wales have started to dispose of 4402-10/21/22. 4410 J100ABW has transferred to Speke and re-registered to CX58EZY, its registration when new. 4422 is reported to be at Bootle. 4421 is withdrawn.
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    Shack Attack 2026

    TuesdY 18 August 2026 1121 Holmes Chapel 1122 Sandbach
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    Should the two track railway north of Preston be fitted with bidirectional signalling?

    On my last two attempts to spend a day at Carlisle I never got past Lancaster so yes bi directinal signalling is needed.
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    Future for Gwili Railway after Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line reopening.

    The welsh government has often behaved in a basket case way so this might fit their ambitions.
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    Arriva North East

    i had been told that Speke was its likely destination. Thanks for that.
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments and depot allocations.

    I think that such routes will be more common as the TRU ramps up.
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    Bus Reform in North Wales - Have Your Say.

    It certainly needs a good look at. Arriva run most of the routes on the coast javing pulled out of places like Aberystwyth over the years.
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    Arriva North East

    Are North East getting any Fnviro 400 from Merseyside when St Helens depot is franchised next month?
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    Preston Station - really poor and needs urgent improvement

    Travelling from Warrington Bank Quay you can always change at Wigan North Western on to a Liverpool to Blackpool service with no platform change.
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    Crewe blockade?

    Did the 85 diversion behind various classes mainly 86 and 87 but also a 85. This time as no Avanti Liverpool service stops at Stafford (only LNW 350s) it would have to be a 390 to Lichfield Trent Valley or a 807 to Milton Keynes Central.
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    Liverpool City Region-Bus Franchising

    Correct. Mayor Anderson had a proven track record of anti bus. His removel of the cities bus lanes proved this.
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    Stagecoach East Midlands - Fleet and Engineering Updates

    10519-29 probably from Gillmoss.
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    Liverpool City Region-Bus Franchising

    They used to be on Stands 2 and 3 without the76 so had much more space.
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    Childwallblues continued trip reports

    Monday 10 August 2026 0958 197017 Liverpool South Parkway-Chester 20.12 miles 1045 777013 Chester-Capenhurst 6.26 miles 1124 777020 Capenhurst-Moorfields 10.83 miles 1201 777051 Moorfields-New Brighton 7.97 miles 1253 777024 New Brighton-Lime Street 7.34 miles 1347 197018 Liverpool Lime...
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    Day trip to the Isle of Man

    I have made many trips to the Isle of Man in over the years as my grandfather was manx and I still have family there. The ferry was always the preferred mode of transport until the 11980s when the main ferry was moved from Liverpool to Heysham. There is a seasonal fastcraft from Liverpool which...
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    Shack Attack 2026

    Monday 10 August 2026 1116 Capenhurst Tis was the last station that I needed to visit on the Merseyrail system.
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    Bus services that enter private property (except shopping centres/supermarkets/works only)

    Routes 17 and 102 enter Aintree Hospital grounds in Liverpool.
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    Porterbrook Cl.769 'Flex' trains from 319s, initially for Northern

    Considering that the Atherton line was part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire main lne between Manchester and Liverpool its demise has been nothing short of disgraceful
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    Liverpool City Region-Bus Franchising

    Dont forget that St Helens Central Railway Station is two minutes walk from the bus station and has three trains an hour into Liverpool, two all stations and one with one stop at Huyton.The trains are operated by Northern using Class 323 or 331 units. There is also an infrequent TPE service...

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