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Kirkdale TMD is a traction maintenance depot located beside Kirkdale railway station in north Liverpool, England.The depot is the largest on the Merseyrail network; it is located on the Northern Line and is used primarily for stabling units, heavy maintenance and cleaning units both internally and externally.
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 ...
The Merseyrail Electrics franchise was awarded by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising to MTL with operations commencing on 19 January 1997. [2] MTL retained the Merseyrail Electrics brand. On 18 February 2000, MTL was purchased by Arriva , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and on 27 April 2001, rebranded as Arriva Trains Merseyside.
The document stated, "The potential use of battery powered Merseyrail units may improve the business case. This will be reviewed after the Merseyrail units have been tested for battery operation in 2020." [24] Headbolt Lane to Wigan or Skelmersdale: Extending the Northern Line to Wigan Wallgate has been a long-term goal. Network Rail identified ...
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 ...
The motor cars were powered with Westinghouse motors controlled by the Westinghouse low voltage multiple unit train control system. [25] An additional four trailers were received in 1908 [51] followed in 1923 by two more motor cars and in 1925 a new five-car train. To allow the introduction of 6-car trains in 1936, ten trailer units were ordered.
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 ...
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 ...