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A Talk on the Local
Bus Network to be given by Liam Robinson (Chair of Merseytravel Transport
Committee)-
This talk will be given at the start of the AGM (see
below for details). Non-members are welcome to attend the talk at the start of
the meeting and leave in the break before the AGM business.
Our AGM-
The AGM will be held at the YMCA, 56 Whetstone Lane,
Birkenhead CH41 2TJ on Monday 31st July in the Baden Powel Room (lift access),
7:00 for 7:30pm, terminating not later than 10pm. Light refreshments will be
available. The venue is within easy reach of bus and rail services. Available
to view on this site are:
The Agenda
, The
draft minutes for the last AGM in 2016 , The
proposed revised Constitution
Our Latest Day
Trip (17/6/17)-
A fantastic day in Staffordshire with two steam-hauled
railways visited on a beautiful, hot Summer day! The first was the Rudyard Lake
Railway which is a narrow (very) gauge line running at the side of the lake.
The other was the full gauge Churnet Valley Railway.
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Wirral Line Loop
Renewal Completed-
The work on the Wirral Line loop has now been
successfully completed and trains are running normally.
For a video of the works, view https://youtu.be/IhSHQtFPpkU
Lime Street
Station Improvement Work to be Undertaken-
The station will undergo improvement works from
September 30th. It will close completely for nine days. Some routes out of the
station will not be available for a longer period. The works are necessary to
increase train capacity in the station, to allow more trains per hour to be
handled. Two new platforms are to be added, others lengthened and concourse
facilities will be improved. For more information, view https://youtu.be/xfpM6j85FwU
New Trains to be
built for Merseyrail-
When the design has been finalised, work will begin on
building new 4-coach train sets to replace the current 3-coach train sets,
which are almost 40 years-old. These will be deployed in 2020. An excellent
description of their improved features is given in http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/about-us/Pages/New-Trains-For-Merseyrail.aspx
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