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    New Merseyrail Class 777 train // Credit : Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

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

    Passengers who use Merseyrail's Southport Line are being advised to check before travelling during engineering work this October.
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    Michael Holden 18 September, 2024
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    New Merseyrail Class 777 train // Credit : Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

    Southport: Merseyrail announces temporary timetable as eight-car trains arrive

    To make the introduction of its new fleet of trains as smooth as possible, Merseyrail will make temporary changes to services from 25th August.
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    Roger Smith 16 August, 2024
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    The bridge with a pontoon platform underneath in preparation for the work

    Southport railway line set for partial closure this August

    Passengers on the Southport line are being advised of a closure this August due to the replacement of a bridge that crosses the River Alt…

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    Michael Holden 9 July, 2024
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    Alex Rigby. // Credit: Kevin Brown Photography

    56 mile run between Merseyrail stations raises money for charity

    An incredible endurance runner has raised over £27,000 for a Merseyside charity by running to 37 different Merseyrail railway stations in a single da…
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    Roger Smith 4 May, 2024
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    Southport 1939 - 1st 502 Test Run. (Paul Gorton Collection)

    Merseyrail’s Southport line marks 120 years of electric train services

    Merseyrail’s Southport line is celebrating 120 years since it ran the world's first inter-urban electric passenger train service in March 1904.
    janine
    Janine Booth 29 March, 2024
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    New Merseyrail Class 777 train // Credit : Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

    Special train service planned for Grand National

    Merseyrail are planning to run trains every 7½ minutes via Aintree across the three day race festival
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    Mark Wilson 26 March, 2024
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    New Merseyrail train at Headbolt Lane station. // Credit: Liverpool City Region COmbined Authority

    Changes to Liverpool trains as engineering work takes place

    Engineering and Maintenance work on MerseyRail Northern Line will take place on 2nd and 3rd March 2024.
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    Jon Aston 27 February, 2024
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    Wigan to Bolton railway upgrade work

    Greater Manchester trains to be disrupted as work gets underway

    Wigan to Bolton electrification works and improvements around Southport mean disruption for passengers in North West England.
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    Glyn Mon Hughes 13 February, 2024
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    Alex Rigby seen wearing his Centre 56 running shirt.

    Fundraiser to Run to All Merseyrail Northern Line Stations

    Liverpool charity runner Alex Rigby set to run 56 miles between all the stations on the Merseyrail Northern Line
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    Jon Aston 9 February, 2024
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    Northern Trains - Knaresborough Station

    One-pound tickets on sale in northern’s ‘Flash Sale’

    Northern is running a three-day ‘Flash Sale’ with five million tickets for journeys across the North of England on sale for prices of one pound or…
    janine
    Janine Booth 3 January, 2024
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