1st visit to Birkenhead North on Merseyrails Wirral Lines for West Kirby and New Brighton Branches
Featuring services from Merseyrail
Birkenhead North was opened in 1888 by the Wirral Railway as Birkenhead Docks which in turn replaced a former terminus of Wallasey Bridge Road having opened in 1866.
The present name dates from renaming in 1926 with electrification of the line being in 1938
From 1971 to 1978 diesel services to and from Wrexham Central were diverted into Birkenhead North after the connecting line from Bidston to New Brighton was closed.
However in October 1978 and to this day all Wrexham Central services were cut back to Bidston which is the next station towards West Kirby nowadays operated by Transport For Wales
Today all services to and from Birkenhead North since 1977 are all operated by Merseyrail via the Liverpool Loop as well as to and from West Kirby and New Brighton.
Nearby Birkenhead North TMD is located just before the line towards New Brighton diverges which until recently was Merseyrails Main Depot however since the entry of the Class 777s its nowadays a stabling depot for Merseyrail and occasional TFW stock to and from Borderlands Line with Merseyrail's main depot nowadays at Kirkdale TMD on Merseyrail's Northern Line to Ormskirk and Headbolt Lane.
The Class 777s built by Stadler first entered service in January 2023
The differences between Class 777/0s and 777/1s is that the former is 3rd Rail Only whilst the 777/1s are capable of operating on non electrified routes which at present is between Kirkby and Headbolt Lane although there are proposals to expand Merseyrail in the future if given approval by ORR from Ormskirk to Preston, Chester to Crewe as well as Hunts Cross to Warrington Central.
The older Generation Class 508s were withdrawn in Late 2023 whilst the Class 507s were still operating which at the time of filming only 9 sets were operational although were in their final months of service before retirement after 46 years of service.
Music used:
JJD - Adventure
Music provided by NCS
Video link:
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• JJD - Adventure | Glit...
Filmed on Thursday May 16th 2024 on iPhone 15 Pro and edited on iMovie
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