Thursday, 8 January 2015

Liverpool - Blackpool Service to be Curtailed ?

A news item on the Northern Rail website today (See here.) boasts of a number of schemes to provide additional capacity in Northern's services.

One item caught my eye:  "Refreshed electric trains will be rolled out on the Liverpool - Preston service in the autumn."  I'd not noticed this plan before, is it new?  Does this mean no more Liverpool - Blackpool services?  Or are they just referring to the three or four rush hour trains which run Liverpool - Preston?

The early draft of the May to December timetable currently available shows the same through service as operates currently.


3 comments:

  1. Makes you wonder why they are bothering to electrify between Preston to Blackpool.

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    1. I would hope that the service would be restored once the electrification reaches Blackpool.

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  2. I've got over an hour there on me break tomorrow.Time for a stroll & a spot of shopping methinks.A lovely prelude into me long weekend too. ;-)

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