Lancashire Triangle Electrification

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RE: Lancashire Triangle Electrification

(27/04/2013 05:17)wirralbus Wrote:  Is this going to be three or four lines through Roby and Huyton , dont seem to be able to tell at the moment .

When reading on the internet when first mooted the plan was for three lines , but had heard that the plans changed to four lines after the Northern Hub proposals had gone through.

The initial plan is for three lines through Roby and Huyton, and when the hub is completed, then a fourth line (on the far disused platform) will be built IF DEEMED NECESSARY at that time. AFAIK this is not a definite at the moment.
Interestingly, the two current lines will both be Liverpool bound, and the new third (and possible) fourth line will be Wigan/Manchester bound, completely different from the layout in BR days