Wrexham Central to Bidston Borderlands Line high speed full length cab ride in 12 minutes

Vintage Railway Train Cab Ride North Wales.

The Borderlands line , also known as the Bidston–Wrexham or Wrexham–Bidston line, is a railway line between Bidston on the Wirral Peninsula in England and Wrexham Central in the north-east of Wales. Drivers eye view. Cab Ride. Stunning, #train #transportforwales #wales #ukrailscene #borderlandsline #railways #rail #trending #trrending_ #awesome

This journey will be calling at:

Wrexham Central
Wrexham General
Gwersyllt
Caergwrle
Hope
Pen-y-ffordd
Buckley Junction
Hawarden
Shotton High Level
Hawarden Bridge
Neston
Heswall Hills
Upton
Bidston

Passenger train services are part of the Wales & Borders franchise and are operated by Transport for Wales Rail. The line connects to the Merseyrail network at Bidston, the North Wales Coast Line at Shotton and the Shrewsbury–Chester line at Wrexham General. Parts of the line in Wales are used by freight trains, serving Deeside Industrial Park and the Hanson Cement works to the south of Buckley.

The line is part of Transport for Wales' North Wales Metro improvement programme and is also referred to in England as the Mid Wirral line as part of the line runs in the middle of the Wirral peninsula.

The line is traditionally operated with Class 150 DMUs.

On 3 April 2023, the bi-modal battery electric diesel Class 230s entered service for Transport for Wales. Class 197s have also been tested on and earmarked for the line.

There have been various proposed strategies for the line to be fully or partially integrated with the electrified Merseyrail network to increase services towards Liverpool. Past proposals for electrification on the line were deemed unfeasible due to costs. The potential introduction of Merseyrail's Class 777 on the line, could potentially expand services on the line, into Liverpool.

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