About The Wirral line connects Liverpool to the Wirral Peninsula via the Mersey Railway Tunnel, with branches to New Brighton, West Kirby, Chester and Ellesmere Port. Beneath Liverpool, the line follows a clockwise circular route in a single-track tunnel called the Loop, built in the early 1970s. The Wirral line has carried its present name since the opening of the Merseyrail network by Queen Elizabeth II on 25 October 1978, during the British Rail period. The Wirral line is fully electrified with a DC third rail, and has existed in its current form since May 1994 with the start of electric services to Ellesmere Port. A total of 34 stations are served, with connections available to mainline services at Liverpool Lime Street, Bidston, Ellesmere Port and Chester. The line also connects with the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network at Liverpool Central and Moorfields. Monday-Saturday services are every 15 minutes to/from Liverpool to Chester, New Brighton and West Kirby, and every 30 minutes to/from Ellesmere Port (Monday–Sunday). These combine to give a service at least every five minutes from Birkenhead Hamilton Square and around the loop under Liverpool's city centre. The line length is 33.5 mi (54.0 km) and there are 33 stations. Rollingstock Class 503 (1938 - 1985) Class 507 (1983 - 2024) Class 508 (1993 - 2024) Class 777 (2023 - current)
The USP of this is having a choice of 4 branches / destinations when heading west under the Mersey. A definition ‘Network’ style route. Are there any depots or carriage sidings on this line? Will it connect to any other lines with possible freight / ECS workings? Yellow Submarine collectibles are mandatory by the way!
There is a depot at Birkenhead North TMD there does not appear to be any regular freight movements unfortunately
Depending on who makes it, probably unlikely to get it all. However, that said, if the route will be limited in length, it should include the line from Lime Street to Chester with the Ellesmere Port branch. Purely because its longer. Would need to be set in the transition period between the 507/508 and 777 though I think. Two different trains (the 507/508 can be converted from the current 313/314 as they are similar in appearance), and a decent length would probably attract more.
