Railways must reflect the regions they serve

Case Study: Ormskirk-Preston

There is a good case for extending Merseyrail

There is a good case for extending Merseyrail

The boundaries which govern the provision of transport in the North of England do not always reflect the region’s economic geography. The Merseyrail Electrics network has been successfully expanded outside of the Merseyside county boundary, to Chester, Ellesmere Port and Ormskirk, but there is clearly scope for further expansion.

Peter Huntley, a resident of Preston, Lancashire, experienced this for himself in August. “I did a cycle tour around North Wales and went round the...