Future Rail Projects

[teenagewasteland]

RE: Future Rail Projects
This is something that should have happened back in the late 70s - and the powers were there for all sorts of schemes, but lack of money curtailed the PTE's ambition.

I'm quite surprised the Headbolt Lane extension, at the very least, hasn't happened.

It's a case of the haves and have-nots at Kirkby station. On the west side it's all corporate yellow and black Merseytravel - bright and modern, state of the art realtime information. Clean electric trains that are fast and frequent.

Go under the bridge to the eastside - one windowless shelter, scant lighting and very little else. A daytime hourly service using Class 150 diesels belching out smoke and crap, etc.....

However, the potential is enormous.

I'd like to see electrification to both Skem and Wigan. The Wigan extension is a lot more straightforward, however the route is single-tracked between just east of Fazakerley and Rainford, including a single-track bridge over the M57 motorway. A link into Skem town centre is essential for this new layout to work - half-hearted attempts to get local residents to park-and-ride at a dedicated station outside the town defeats the entire object.