Panorama of Liverpool Pier Head, with the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building, collectively the known as The Three Graces

A song and dance for Liverpool and Merseyrail upgrade

Liverpool Pier Head, with the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building, collectively the known as The Three Graces (WikiCommons) WikiCommons

No more rock and roll for commuters who choose the tunnel rather than a ferry cross the Mersey. For only the third time in its history, the metro system centred around the port city of Liverpool is receiving a brand new fleet. Commuters are already hailing the new trains as less of a magical mystery tour and more of a long and winding road to trains fit for the twenty-first century.

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Panorama of Liverpool Pier Head, with the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building, collectively the known as The Three Graces

A song and dance for Liverpool and Merseyrail upgrade

Liverpool Pier Head, with the Royal Liver Building, Cunard Building and Port of Liverpool Building, collectively the known as The Three Graces (WikiCommons) WikiCommons

No more rock and roll for commuters who choose the tunnel rather than a ferry cross the Mersey. For only the third time in its history, the metro system centred around the port city of Liverpool is receiving a brand new fleet. Commuters are already hailing the new trains as less of a magical mystery tour and more of a long and winding road to trains fit for the twenty-first century.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is UK correspondent for RailTech.com and Railfreight.com

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