Merseyrail Headbolt Lane line frequencies

[petergubbins]

When is the line from Liverpool Central to Headbolt Lane expected to return to 15 minute intervals?

I assume this requires more deiivery of 777/1s.

 

[lrailadventure]

They're struggling to keep to a 30 minutes timetable currently, with pretty much daily cancellations due to 777/1s breaking down.

Hopefully they'll use a little bit of common sense and only look at increasing frequency once they resolve some of the faults, otherwise there'll be stranded trains everywhere..

 

[YorkRailFan]

When is the line from Liverpool Central to Headbolt Lane expected to return to 15 minute intervals?

I assume this requires more deiivery of 777/1s.

It requires 777/1s not breaking down while on battery power between Kirkby and Headbolt Lane (Kirkby).

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

It is, of course, the first (and currently only) stretch of UK track where trains are booked to run on battery, so unsurprising that there are hiccups really.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Is there a way that the 777/0s could not be used on Kirkby terminators, with the /1s going onto Headbolt Lane?

 

[YorkRailFan]

It is, of course, the first (and currently only) stretch of UK track where trains are booked to run on battery, so unsurprising that there are hiccups really.

Aren't the 230s using battery between Bidston and Wrexham?

 

[L401CJF]

Aren't the 230s using battery between Bidston and Wrexham?

Whilst being continually charged by gensets yes, they can run in battery only when the gensets die, but not for too long (and at massively reduced power)

 

[YorkRailFan]

Whilst being continually charged by gensets yes, they can run in battery only when the gensets die, but not for too long (and at massively reduced power)

Say between Wrexham Central and General.