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The New Headbolt Lane Station Is Now Open!

Channel: Geoff Marshall
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The newest railway station in Britain opened on the 5th October 2023, at Headbolt Lane on Merseyside. This is where Northern services, and Merseyrail services now meet ... and the Merseyrail section is all done by battery powered trains!

David's Book is here : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Britains-Least-Stations-David-Brewer/dp/0993431607/

More here : https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/train/new-trains/headbolt-lane/

#Class777 #Merseyrail
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A new railway station, Headbolt Lane on Merseyside, opened in October 2023, serving Northern and Merseyrail services. The Merseyrail section uses battery-powered trains. The video features a Class 777 train, with locations including Chapelton, Fazakerley, Healing, Kirkby, Liverpool Central, Ormskirk, and Rainford. Operators involved are British Railways, Merseyrail, and Northern. Some metadata fields remain incomplete.

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  • Platform ID hIVFRZDQTjs
  • Views 142,319
  • Date published 9 Oct 2023 18:00
  • Date added 7 Jan 2026 07:02
  • Recorded 5 Oct 2023
  • Locomotives 1
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