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  2. Kirkby train crash - Wikipedia

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    The train was travelling at 40 mph (64 km/h) where the speed limit was 15 mph (24 km/h). [1] Merseyrail's policy was that trains would enter Kirkby station at 10 mph (16 km/h). [ 10 ] The train was still doing 28 mph (45 km/h) when it collided with the buffer stop.

  3. Merseyrail - Wikipedia

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    www.merseyrail.org: Operation; Began operation: 1886 as the Mersey Railway, 1977 as expanded Merseyrail: Operator(s) Merseyrail Electrics 2002 (Serco and Transport UK Group) Infrastructure manager(s) Network Rail: Character: Commuter rail, National Rail franchise: Rolling stock: Class 777: Number of vehicles: 53: Train length: 3 or 4 cars, 6 or ...

  4. British Rail Class 508 - Wikipedia

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    In January 2016, Merseytravel announced the short list of companies bidding to build new trains which will replace the Class 507 and Class 508s on the Merseyrail network. [22] In December 2016, Merseytravel announced that Stadler had won the £460 million contract and that the new Class 777 trains were to be delivered from summer 2019 with all ...

  5. Metro mayor orders review over rail disruption - AOL

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    The Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority leader has commissioned an independent and rapid review into cancellations and delays on the Merseyrail network earlier and told transport bosses ...

  6. Kirkby railway station - Wikipedia

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    On 13 March 2021, 507 006, operated by Merseyrail, overshot the platform and overran the buffer stop, having approached the station at 42 miles per hour (68 km/h). The train impacted a concrete structure separating the Merseyrail tracks from the Kirkby Branch Line and was derailed, causing some damage to the platform. Twelve people sustained ...

  7. British Rail Class 777 - Wikipedia

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    The British Rail Class 777 METRO is a class of electric multiple unit passenger trains currently being delivered by the Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail, being used on the Merseyrail network in the Liverpool City Region and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. The trains have the ability to operate on the third rail-powered ...

  8. British Rail Class 507 - Wikipedia

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    In January 2016, Merseytravel announced the short list of companies bidding to build new trains which will replace the Class 507 and 508 on the Merseyrail network. [19] In December 2016, Merseytravel announced that Stadler had won the £460 million contract and that the new Class 777 trains would be delivered from summer 2019 with all the old ...

  9. Talk:Merseyrail/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    The stations had the Merseyrail branding, tickets, Merseyrail maps on walls, etc. The trains would not necessarily have Merseyrail livery. Two branches were diesel and one electric. The full electrification of the City Line is going ahead. The Liverpool-Wigan branch to Wigan via St.Helens can be 100% on Merseyrail electrics with train going no ...