The Wrexham to Bidston railway
The Borderlands line
by Dave Sallery

Following additional Welsh Assembly funding, all services are now booked to be worked by 2 car Class 150 units.  This is 150251 in Arriva Trains Wales livery at Wrexham General platform 4 on 10th April 2008. 

Contents of this website:
A brief history of the Wrexham - Bidston line
Live online train running information
Wrexham - Birkenhead Rail Users Assoc.
News from the line (with freight timetable)
Electrification plans
Map of the Borderlands Line
The view from the train
Wrexham Central, old and new
Wrexham General and Exchange
Gwersyllt and Cefnybedd
Caergwrle and Hope
Penyffordd
Buckley and Hawarden
Shotton
Hawarden Bridge and Dee Marsh
Dee Marsh to Mickle Trafford
The Wirral and Merseyrail
Photo gallery pages
Links to other sites

Please take the time to view my other North Wales railway websites:
The Conwy Valley Line - Y Lein Dyffryn Conwy
 The Cambrian Rail Cruise
and North Wales - Changing Trains

During August and September of 2007 the Merseyrail electric fleet suffered problems with excessive wheel wear.  This meant several units had to travel to Crewe for attention via the Borderlands line.  In this unprecedented view at Wrexham General, captured by Mark Riley on September the 3rd, 47802 is hauling 507001 and 008 to Crewe while 67013, on the left, is returning 507019 to Birkenhead North depot after it had received attention.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
The information (not photographs) held within this website may be reproduced without permission if the website is credited with providing this information.   All of the photographs held on this website remain the property of the owners and must NOT be reproduced without prior permission.
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