Future Rail Projects

[Bevan Price]

RE: Future Rail Projects

(18/12/2012 06:47)wirralbus Wrote:  I always thought two of the long term aspirations on the Northern Line was extending from Hunts Cross to Warrington Central and from Ormskirk to Preston.

None of these extensions mooted can really take place till new stock is available as the units diagrams would be very stretched to say the least.

The only Wirral Line aspiration is down the mid wirral line but to where Woodchurch , Neston , Shotton or Wrexham .

If Hunts Cross to Warrington Central is ever electrified, I think it will be part of a 25kV scheme and continue to Manchester (eventually........)

As for Ormskirk to Preston - unlikely ever to occur over the full route. Maybe Ormskirk to Burscough some time, but too much sparsely populated territory beyond Burscough, plus the complication of mixing with 25kV electrification around Preston