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Liverpool Lime Street station set for closure later this month

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April 9, 2025
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Over Easter weekend, train services around Merseyside will be disrupted and Liverpool Lime Street Station will be closed completely on Easter Sunday.

More than a third of Northern network stations are now mobility scooter-friendly

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March 31, 2025
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Train operator Northern has made eight more of its stations accessible to passengers using mobility scooters.

Video shows near miss with train at level crossing in Merseyside

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February 5, 2025
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Network Rail has released footage from onboard a train showing a near miss with a pedestrian at a level crossing.

Model Railway layout and trailer stolen off Cheshire motorway

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January 21, 2025
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The Wrenbury and District Model Railway Club has put an urgent appeal out to the public after a model railway layout and trailer was stolen off a Cheshire motorway last weekend.

Sections of Northern Line set to close later this week

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November 14, 2024
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Merseyrail has today reminded its passengers that its Northern line services will be disrupted all day this Sunday (17 November) and early on Monday (18 November).

First new Avanti all-electric trains enter service in Liverpool

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November 12, 2024
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Avanti West Coast‘s Class 807s, which were built by Hitachi, have been launched into service today (11th November 2024). The first run in service took…

Merseyside railway station wins World Cup of Stations

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October 25, 2024
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The Merseyside station has just been judged the best in Britain.

School trips by train instead of coach could benefit budgets

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September 30, 2024
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To save money on school trips, train operator Northern has suggested that schools should “Give up the coach and try us instead”.

Check Before Travelling: Merseyside railway line set for closure this October

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September 19, 2024
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Passengers who use Merseyrail’s Southport Line are being advised to check before travelling during engineering work this October.

Class 507s will tour the Wirral on a special Charter this September

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August 21, 2024
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The Branch Line Society and Merseyrail collaborate to run special charter