INTRODUCTION Today i'll be suggesting the Wirral Line operated by Merseyrail (owned by Merseytravel and Network Rail) this route would be 1 hour and 38 minutes long with 33 miles of track (54.0 km) serving 34 stations in total THE ROUTE The route is 33 miles long (54.0 km) and calls at 34 stations in total the operating speed is 70 mph (110 km/h) maximum. ROLLING STOCK 508/1 The class 508/1 manufactured by British Rail Engineering Limited as part of the BREL 1972 family built from 1979-1980 43 units were built with 21 of those trains scrapped leaving 17 in service the top speed of this train is 75 mph (120 km/h) and the safety systems used are TPWS/AWS 507/0 The class 507/0 manufactured by British Rail Engineering Limited as part of the BREL 1972 family built from 1978-1980 33 units were built with 11 of those trains scrapped leaving 22 in service the top speed of this train is 75 mph (120 km/h) and the safety systems used are TPWS/AWS DLC 777/0 The class 777/0 manufactured by Stadler Rail as part of the METRO family built from 2018-2023 with 53 units built 46 of those trains being /0s and 7 being /1s the top speed of this train is 75 mph (120 km/h) and the safety systems used are TPWS/AWS and ETCS. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CLASS 508/1 & 507/0 507s have one compressor 508s have two compressors 507s can handle 650V-750V 508s can handle 750V-850V 507s built as a 3-car 508s originally built as a 4-car later reduced to a 3-car when sent north The class 508s lights cant handle third rail gaps and will flicker off The 508s had internal passenger door controls on both sides of each door sets which were blanked off with yellow panels when they transferred to Liverpool the 508s and 507s were later fitted with gaurd controls at each door set in 1999. The 507s received a completely new box and the 508s had their left side panel modified into a guard control box with the right side staying blanked over until 2002-2005 when it later got removed. STATIONS AND SERVICES Chester - Liverpool Central •CHESTER •Bache •Capenhurst •Hooton •Eastham Rake •Bromborough •Bromborough Rake •Spital •Port Sunlight •Bebington •Rock Ferry •Green Lane •Birkenhead Central •Hamilton Sqaure •James Street •LIVERPOOL CENTRAL Chester - Liverpool Lime Street •CHESTER •Bache •Capenhurst •Port Sunlight •Bebington •Hooton •Eastham Rake •Bromborough •Bromborough Rake •Spital •Rock Ferry •Green Lane •Birkenhead Central •Hamilton Sqaure •James Street •Moorfields • LIVERPOOL LIME STREET Ellesmere Port - Liverpool Central •ELLESMERE PORT •Overpool •Little Sutton •Hooton •Eastham Rake •Bromborough •Bromborough Rake •Spital •Rock Ferry •Green Lane •Birkenhead Central •Hamilton Sqaure •James Street •LIVERPOOL LIME CENTRAL Ellesmere Port - Liverpool Lime Street •ELLESMERE PORT •Overpool •Little Sutton •Hooton •Eastham Rake •Bromborough •Bromborough Rake •Spital •Rock Ferry •Green Lane •Birkenhead Central •Hamilton Sqaure •James Street •Moorfields • LIVERPOOL LIME STREET New Brighton - Liverpool Central •NEW BRIGHTON •Wallasey Grove Road •Wallasey Village •Birkenhead North •Birkenhead Park •Conway Park •Hamilton Sqaure •James Street •LIVERPOOL CENTRAL New Brighton - Liverpool Lime Street •NEW BRIGHTON •Wallasey Grove Road •Wallasey Village •Birkenhead North •Birkenhead Park •Conway Park •Hamilton Sqaure •James Street •Moorfields West Kirby - Liverpool Central •WEST KIRBY •Hoylake •Manor Road •Meols •Moreton •Leasowe •Bidston •Birkenhead North •Birkenhead Park •Conway Park •Hamilton Sqaure •James Street •LIVERPOOL CENTRAL West Kirby - Liverpool Lime Street •WEST KIRBY •Hoylake •Manor Road •Meols •Moreton •Leasowe •Bidston •Birkenhead North •Birkenhead Park •Conway Park •Hamilton Sqaure •James Street •Moorfields • LIVERPOOL LIME STREET TRAIN DEPOTS Birkenhead North TMD HOW MANY TRAINS IN A DAY Ellesmere Port - Liverpool Central 36 trains a day Ellesmere Port - Liverpool Lime Street 37 trains a day Chester - Liverpool Central 57 trains a day Chester - Liverpoool Lime Street 76 trains a day New Brighton - Liverpool Central 60 trains a day New Brighton - Liverpool Lime Street 60 trains a day West Kirby - Liverpool Central 54 trains a day West Kirby - Liverpool Lime Street 59 trains a day CONCLUSION It would be a good route in TSW4 and it carries history with one of the uks oldest Emus thanks for reading my suggestion hoped you like feel free to comment opinion on this suggestion.
Great suggestion, I suggested this earlier this year and going by the feedback on my thread, it seems that a Merseyrail route is often requested My thread -> Train Sim World 3 - Merseyrail: Wirral Line | Dovetail Games Forums
Definitely a top contender for another modern UK route. TSW's timetable mode is best suited to metro-style routes in my opinion, and the operation of running through a loop line under the city centre before heading back out to one of the four branches without needing to switch cabs would make for appealing gameplay. It's also unique being the only surviving 750V DC 3rd rail system outside the south east!
Good idea however there is a slight problem with it; the Ormskirk branch of Merseyrail is on the Northern Line and not the Wirral Line, here are some route maps to help you distinguish between the two lines which Merseyrail operate on Route Maps: Northern Line: Wirral Line: (which is being suggested)
Great suggestion, would be nice to have another 3rd rail line in the game thats up north now . As a little note for the services you listed, all of them are Chester to Chester etc, this is because they all go up the line and through the loop under Liverpool centre and then back to the station it began at. And every service is 4tph except ellesmere port-ellesmere port which is 2tph
