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Trains will soon be arriving in one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods, after plans for the 100 million GBP Liverpool Baltic station were given the green light!

Plans for a new station in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle have reached a significant milestone after a planning application was submitted for the 100 million GBP scheme.

On 11 December 2023 Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that the Liverpool City Region’s new publicly owned trains will begin the final stage of their phased roll-out this week. 

On 5 October 2023 the UK’s first battery powered trains made their maiden trip from the new station at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby.

On 6 July 2023 Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that the first of the Liverpool City Region’s new publicly owned Class 777 battery powered trains will begin final testing on the network.

Passengers travelling to and from this year’s Aintree Festival and Grand National will get the chance to travel on one of the Liverpool City Region’s new trains as they begin the next stage of their phased roll out on the Ormskirk line of the Merseyrail network.

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has hailed on Monday 23 January 2023 as a “massive day, not just for our area, but for the entire country” as the first of the region’s new 500 million GBP trains came into passenger service for the first time.

Last Stadler-built unit exhibited in Berlin we describe is Class 777 for Merseyrail network.

Following an intensive period of testing on the Merseyrail network and the recent authorisation from ORR, the first of 53 Class 777 EMUs has been on 26 August 2021 officially passed on to Merseytravel.

Battery-powered trains paves way for Merseyrail network expansion across the Liverpool City Region and beyond

Testing of the new trains for the Liverpool City Region is moving to the next level as they are due to head out onto the Merseyrail network during normal service hours from 1 July.

Stadler showcases its first Class 777 BEMU at the first post-covid outdoor UK rail event, held between 16 and 17 June 2021 in Warwickshire.

Metro Mayor’s plans for new station in Kirkby take another step forward.

On 29 January 2020 we visited Stadler Siedlce. This works is now, in addition to Class 777 EMUs and various types of FLIRTs, also building trams for Poland and Germany.

On 28 January Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has welcomed 777 003.