With the more frequent and more reliable service on the Crewe-Liverpool line, usage is rising. Here’s a picture from the Saturday before last Christmas with lines of passengers waiting to board a Liverpool-bound service. Liverpool One shopping centre is proving a great attraction. Plus, many in Winsford have family in Liverpool. It’s also a very [...]
Trans Pennine Express trains now also call at Liverpool South Parkway (LSP) since the beginning on the Winter timetable from 12 December. It’s only a 10-15 minute bus ride from LSP to Liverpool John Lennon Airport and there are buses every few minutes with a fast Airlink 501 bus every 20 minutes. Tickets can be [...]
Revised timetables come in on Sunday. For the Mid Cheshire Line these mainly revert to the pre-”leaf fall” timings with minor differences, especially on Sundays. For the Crewe-Liverpool line, times are similar to previously, and with a few changes including extra trains for those who like to get out of bed very early in the [...]
London Midland are introducing extra trains on Mondays to Fridays, and on Saturdays between Crewe and Liverpool from the timetable change on 12 December. This is covered in LM’s latest issue of On Track, along with other LM news.
The Merseyside Tornado, hauled by A1 Pacific Tornado, will be the first steam excursion to depart Liverpool South Parkway. The excursion to London in early October will also pick up at Runcorn and Crewe thus providing a unique opportunity for Mid Cheshire Rail Users. The service has a high percentage of standard class seats along [...]
Our Summer 2010 Rail Report has been published and with members since mid-May. A summary is posted on our website, with the full report posted once the following one is published. If you’re not a member and would like a copy of the latest Rail Report, please send an SAE C5 (i.e. holds once-folded A4 [...]
We work closely with British Transport Police (BTP) to assist with security on our lines. Below is an adaptation of a press release from BTP. If you feel you can assist in the ways outlined, please let BTP know. ***************************************************************************** BTP, the national police force for the railways, is looking for enthusiastic volunteers in North [...]
Greenbank and Hartford stations have an improved bus service from 1 June. The route 82, which runs between Northwich and Chester, will become half-hourly during the middle of the day, Mondays to Fridays. The extra buses start at 0910 from Chester and finish with the 1710 from Northwich and two afternoon services run on school [...]
We are pleased to see Cheshire East Council is this year sponsoring a free bus service from Knutsford, Northwich & Hartford stations to the Cheshire Show. Some of the connections at Knutsford are good. For the full timetable, click here.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) has developed astonishingly fast in the last few years with budget flights to many parts. It’s well known that the airlines pay low landing fees to use it, the Airport making its money in other ways. A week’s parking in the new multi-storey opposite the airport building costs around £85, [...]
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