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    Merseyrail breach franchise commitments again by shutting stations

    According to National Rail Enquiries, the 11.32 Blackpool to Liverpool has just left Huyton 17 minutes late due to overcrowding and will run nonstop to Lime Street.So unless your journey is necessary ...
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    Arriva Rail North DOO

    You'd expect that to be true, yet trains are cancelled on Sundays because of a shortage of train crew.Is that because of lack of volunteers or is the company punishing the strikers?
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    OAP Bus Pass Where can you use it on the railway?

    Can you use it on a TPE train from Lime Street to Lea Green or Newton Le Willows?
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    Northern Class 323 Diagrams

    Today at Huyton ,the 16-42 to Manchester Piccadilly was 323 238.Real Time Trains says it went to Crewe but it was announced as Piccadilly. It was two minutes late and the following train to Blackpool was cancelled (crew shortage).
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    Liverpool Lime St remodelling

    I went from Roby to Lime Street on a train from Crewe today (on time at 13:13). It arrived at platform 6. No automatic barriers and nobody checking tickets. Will that be normal?
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    Liverpool Lime St remodelling

    Sorry I should have said "Wavertree Technology Park".I meant the Huyton to Lime Street buses which go via Smithdown Road.
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    Liverpool Lime St remodelling

    Does anybody know why the buses go such a long way round between Wavertree and Edge Hill? It's almost a mile further than the routes suggested by google maps. (2.2 miles vs 1.3 miles). Are there rules about where the buses stop ?
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    Manchester - Liverpool Electrification

    If you do, be very careful.It was very icy on the pavements between Huyton bus station and Huyton Quarry.Lots of new portals and two by the telephone exchange .They were working by the bus station at 1600.
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    Manchester - Liverpool Electrification

    At 2 o'clock this afternoon, the public subway at Huyton was open.It looks as though there will be no access to platforms 2&3.
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    Manchester - Liverpool Electrification

    It looks like they are working on the pointwork and the start of the fourth track west of Roby today.It's near the Pilch Lane bridge.

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