Date: 22/03/2017

Swiss manufacturer Stadler has today struck a £20m deal with BAM Nuttall to construct a brand-new train depot in Kirkdale, as well as refurbishing an existing depot in Birkenhead North to bring it up to modern standards.

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Stadler awards £20m contract to BAM Nuttall for Kirkdale depot

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A Merseyrail service heading for Liverpool calls at Birkenhead North, where a number of original station buildings are still in use. Just beyond the bridge is Birkenhead North EMU Depot, and some of the buildings can be seen above the car park.
Location: Birkenhead North
Company: Birkenhead North Extension (Hoylake and Birkenhead Railway and Tramway)
16/11/2015 Mark Bartlett

View north over Kirkdale EMU depot, Liverpool, built on the site of the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank Hall shed see image [[22293]]. This is now a Merseyrail depot.
Location: Kirkdale
Company: Liverpool and Walton Joint Railway (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire Railway)
// Ewan Crawford

A view from the footbridge at Kirkdale station on 15 September 2013 looking south over Merseyrail's Kirkdale EMU depot. The depot was built on the site of Bank Hall engine shed, which closed in 1966 see image [[22293]].
Location: Kirkdale
Company: Liverpool and Walton Joint Railway (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and East Lancashire Railway)
15/09/2013 John McIntyre

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