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There will be 4 trains per hour from Liverpool, 2 tph from Manchester and 1 tph from Birmingham.
From December '06 there will be the above frequency plus (subject to negotiation) 1 tph from Scarborough (tbc) via York, Leeds and Manchester plus more trains to Liverpool via the City Line (the Allerton Arrow) and one to the Midlands (the present Norwich service, which will probably now terminate at Nottingham).
Virgin will not stop at LSP in the short to medium term. This is because they don't anticipate sufficient business passengers will want to use their inter-city service and the platforms are too short to accommodate a full Pendolino train (due to the Allerton Road bridge at one end and a junction at the other).
The station will have six platforms, (4 on the City Line and 2 on the Northern Line), 5 bus stands, 4 taxi stands, 240 car parking spaces (with provision for a deck to increase capacity), 37 cycle stands and a kiss and ride drop off point.
The station will be staffed from 05:50 to 00:33 (first and last train) on Monday to Saturday and for a shorter time on Sunday. There will be seven lifts, toilets and screens showing LJLA flight information.
The bus shuttle to LJLA will be provided by services 80A and 86A. These will have traffic light priority on route to the airport and will take around ten minutes for the journey. Several other bus routes will serve the station. There will be through ticketing on most popular routes.
Architecturally, the station has been much influenced by the style of the new airport terminal. It is setting a new standard for ecological design with use of recycled aluminium (old beer cans), rainwater harvesting, residual heat radiating (using the thermal mass of the building to both heat and cool it), high value insulation and geothermal energy from a hole drilled deep into the rock beneath the station.
The station will pioneer a new retail facility, which is an idea imported by the Dutch owners of Merseyrail. It will be called M to Go and will be a combination shop and ticket office with the shop staff also selling tickets. Merseyrail want to extend this idea over all the network and will be opening other M to Go shops at Moorfields, Maghull, Hamilton Square and Hooton.
Some other network plans were discussed. There are plans both to increase frequencies and extend the network. The existing trains are now getting on for 30 years old and replacement will be required in about eight years time. Also, projected passenger increases will mean that more trains are required.
Due to the tight curves in the tunnels, the trains may be replaced with ones more similar to the London Underground stock.
There is a plan to increase frequencies on the Chester line to one every 15 minutes, as on most Merseyrail branches, and extension of the electrification from Bidston to Wrexham is almost definite to go ahead and is in the Local Transport Plan for 2011. It will probably be carried out in stages, similar to the electrification of the Rock Ferry to Chester / Ellesmere Port line in the 80s.
Many Thanks Kev, for the story re the South Parkway, Having lived in the area of Horrock Ave/Springwood Ave upto 1963, my wife and I find it hard to imagine what that area looks like now! Hope either yourself or AD Williams will be able to supply more photo's later, It really helps us keep in touch, and is most appreciated, Thanks to All, Norm G.
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Is that the station with the house type thing goes over the tracks if you know what I mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by A.D.Williams
Nope, the house runs alongside the platform, front door and front windows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul D
I must have dreamt it then.:shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
ANGRY families have been fenced off behind an eight-foot barrier while the rest of their community is bulldozed.
Developers have moved into Garston's Under The Bridge estate to start pulling down swathes of crumbling terraces.
But the neighbourhood's Ship Streets - where just 12 households are still occupied - will not be demolished just yet.
Instead, they have been fenced off on three sides while neighbouring roads are reduced to rubble.
They today issued a desperate plea to be rehoused.
Barbara Stanley, 64, has lived in Ultonia Street for more than 50 years.
She said: "We have been boarded in. They need to get us out of here quickly.
"There are now just 12 families left - everywhere else is empty and we keep having to call the fire brigade out.
"It is not very nice looking out of your window, and the fence means there is only one way out now."
Edith Murphy, who lives in Carpathia Street with her husband John and two children, added: " They have started demolishing some streets but we are left in alittle square here.
"We did not want to leave in the first place - everyone had grown up and raised families around here.
"The houses we are being offered instead are just not worth taking."
Garston MP Maria Eagle is campaigning on residents' behalf.
She said: "Ship Street residents were told seven years ago that their homes would be among the first to be dealt with.
Now everything around them is coming down and only they are left. They are fenced in on three sides - itisnot much better than the Berlin Wall."
The council approved the £50m, seven- year plan to replace terraced streets with 310 new homes, including 120 rented properties, in 2004.
South Liverpool Housing is responsible for moving out the last 12 households.
A spokesman said: "We are working to rehouse them as quickly as possible.
"The Ship Streets are an integral part of the development and all properties in the area will be demolished so that the scheme can progress.
"The area now fenced off is a construction site, in the ownership of our development partner Lovell. They have enclosed the site to protect the public. The relevant roads have been formally closed.
"All residents were fully consulted over the road closures and informed of the erection of fencing through a newsletter.
"Demolition has been accelerated and acontractor is on site at present."
I went under the bridge today, went to St Michaels Church, went down Banks Road, I could n't believe whole blocks of houses gone, the Garston I remember seems to have just disappeared.
Is right John - its been static for years under the bridge and has been in slow decline since I knocked around round there. The shops opposite St. Michaels need demolishing asap. The community have done really well putting up with it al, could be a lot worse but its not in comparison to other deprived areas. Garston still retains its close knit feel.Quote:
Originally Posted by john
Saturday 10th June 2006.
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Councillor Mark Dowd, Chair of Merseytravel, said: "Liverpool South Parkway is the most modern station in Europe and will be a great asset to the people of Merseyside and beyond, linking them to the airport and job opportunities. We are delighted to have reached this major milestone."
Took a trip this morning, very impressive and does resemble an airport terminal.
However, they still have lots of work to do. Very happy to see the original football stadium wall with 'South Liverpool FC' still on :PDT_Piratz_26:.
*Panoramic views of Liverpool South Parkway
*In Pictures - See inside Liverpool South Parkway
The children from Garston C of E went to the station this morning to see the very first train to stop. Took some pics and the staff were very helpful - as you say quite a bit of landscaping etc to complete but it is looking good.
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My grandad used to stand there watching the footy.
Hurrah! I was about to post a similar picture I just took! I post others instead!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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The rear of the new station. The car park is nice and big.
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The front entrance.
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Information board.
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Little solar panels on the windows.
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Those solar pannels are cool - the station is something we can all be proud of.
From the walkway to the City Line you can see the steeples/towers of seven churches, All Souls, All Hallows, Mossley Hill, The Anglican Cathedral, St Francis of Assisi and the two chapels in Springwood Cemetary - the old hangars and control tower of the airport are visible and the new printing place down by the shore - you can see right over the water to the Welsh hills - it was lovely there today - a bit hot though.
I reckon I could get used to this place.
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Just realised how sad I have become:Smiliz_Kingz_PDT_13
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Oh! I shall remember that and endeavor to get a picture!Quote:
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No good picture taking and dont know how to do the down/upload thingyo - I would probably cut the tops of the churches out of the picture....need a panoramic thingy to do it justice - but go along and count them - see if you can pick out anything else.
Doesn't stop me posting my pictures on here!!!Quote:
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LIVERPOOL'S new £32m rail and bus interchange had a low-key opening yesterday morning, with just a handful of passengers on the first train out of Liverpool South Parkway. more
When I had a look around at about 7pm on sunday it was nearly empty, Kev. I am going to start using it full time this friday morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
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I have added all the pictures I took of Garston this weekend at Garston Station and Liverpool South Parkway.
I do enjoy a bike down to Garston sometimes though.
Alot of run down parts around there too though.:PDT_Xtremez_12:
Interesting reading - Liverpool South Parkway railway station from Wikipedia.
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ANGLICAN and Catholic schools will be joined together under one headteacher in south Liverpool, church officials will announce today.
Three schools in the Garston area, which have struggled to stay open in the face of declining numbers, will join together under one of two models.
Staff at Garston Church of England Primary, Liverpool's oldest school, Holy Trinity and St Francis of Assisi schools were last night celebrating the deal.
"We are relieved," said Garston CE Primary's headteacher, Rick Widdowson.
"Now that it has been brought out in the open, it will be for the governing boards to get together and decide what they want to do." Staff at the three schools went into secret meetings yesterday to be told the news ahead of today's official announcement.
Under option one of the plan, Garston CE will stay open but one of the two Catholic schools will go. The Daily Post understands Holy Trinity is thought to be the more likely to stay open.
The schools would be federated, meaning they were still two schools, but run by a single head teacher and board of governors under one budget.
Religious character would not change and, if regeneration brought new people to the area, the schools would have the option to break their links.
Option two would create a joint C of E and Catholic school with a new name, but on two sites. If money was available in the future, a new headquarters could be built for what would be the fourth joint faith school in Liverpool.
Governing bodies have been given until November to decide which choice they prefer.
In a joint statement, The Bishop of Warrington, the Rt Rev David Jennings and schools vicar Father Michael O'Dowd said: "Either of the proposed options presents an exciting way forward, that will help secure the long term future of Church of England and Catholic education in the Garston area.
"This will build on the good working relationships that the Garston churches already have in an area that in the past suffered from sectarian division. We would encourage all those involved in discussions during the next few months to do so in a spirit of partnership and openness that characterises the best ecumenical relationships."
Garston Primary has just 80 pupils, but places for 175, while nearby St Francis of Assisi has 121 children but places for another 50.
Until a few months ago, Garston Primary had thought it was going to close at the end of this term.
But in March it was given a last minute reprieve, guaranteeing the 300-year-old school would stay open for another school year.
The Archdiocese and Diocese have been in talks with the council since 2005 over their schools' future.
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The Action Group of Garston C of E School are happy with the proposal as we understand it, to federate the Anglican and Catholic schools, which was put forward by the Diocese and Archdiocese. Both schools will retain their own religious character and remain on two sites. There will be one headteacher to manage both sites.
Our thoughts are with the Catholic community who will be losing one of their schools in the area. We feel this is the middle way and offers provision for both Anglican and Catholic education in Garston. This way we can help each other to give all of our children the education they deserve and that their parents have chosen for them.
HUNDREDS of jobs are set to be created by turning Garston into a cultural village.
Campaigners have drawn up a business plan to present to the city council in a bid to transform the Wellington Street school into a community arts and education centre.
The proposals - which could help create 250 jobs for the area - were unveiled at apublic meeting last night.
Plans for a 'Made in Garston' project utilising a row of empty shops in St Mary's Road were also outlined.
Jimmy McGovern, Dean Sullivan, Rita Tushingham and Mike McCartney are among supporters of the Garston Cultural Village Campaign.
Campaigners maintain the area, which they claim has become 'the land that time forgot', could be successfully regenerated through the arts in the run up to Capital of Culture.
Artist Alex Corina, who is behind the drive, hopes the refurbished school would become a permanent home to Garston's Artskills Community Arts project, Art Start managed studio spaces and an artists' employment initiative.
He said: "We've reached the key point in our cultural village campaign which has been running for two years. The council is going to be considering what to do with the properties. We've made abid for the school.
"The whole project would be viable and self-financing. It's big enough in terms of affordable rents and the amount of interest we've had from dozens of creative businesses.
"The proposed Art Start project would help artists get their careers moving by providing affordable studio, workshop and office space within the old school building. It's location would also provide a natural bridge between artists and the education sector."
Made in Garston would develop a craft-based souvenir industry.
In the last 12 months, more than 25 artists have been employed in Garston.
An art skills project is currently running with 10 Garston schools, and anumber of arts workshops have been held for local residents.