Merseyrail- Heavy Rail to Light Rail

[Waterways]

Yes WW, I've been on the DLR and tend to agree with you. It is a little like a fairground ride, but a good system all in all.

The DLR is great at getting around Docklands - its prime role. Passengers had to change to the DLR at the peripherals of Docklands from Southern Rail/London Underground - heavy-rail. This was a big problem in shifting people into the office complexes as the DLR could not cope. Now the Jubilee Line runs righ through Docklands and the DLR has been extended to stations where it is easy to change onto Southern Rail/London Underground.

A version of the trains to Merseyrail's specifications could be used on all of Merseyrail - the DLR trains are from the 1980s, technology moves on. The great thing is that during the day the frequencies can be greater as trains with one or two cars can be used. They are driverless so costs are minimal.

Heavy-rail is a left over from yesterdays technology. Light-rail trains can go as fast.

BTW, the first light-rail trains were on the Liverpool Overhead railway.

Note: trams are not light-light, they are street buses on rails. The US call them streetcars, which is apt.

[pablo42]

Nice bit of homework WW.

[gregs dad]

Cressington Station on Merseyrail, with it`s purple bin,spoiling the rural setting. it already has original metal bin attached to the wall opposite.and
a plastic one on the platform

[pablo42]

Great pictures Joe.

[scouse smurf]

Nice pics, GD. I'm 10 mins from getting to work at that station.

That's what train stations should be like, except for the concreted doors and windows of the old waiting areas