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19/11/2021 Freight train capacity to port doubles after 8.3m project completes [Business Live] Freight train capacity to and from the Port of Liverpool have doubled after final works on the £8.3m Bootle branch rail line upgrade have completed, it has been announced. Funded by the Department for Transport, the upgrade [of a portion to double track] allows up to two freight trains an hour in each direction. (Permalink) Alexandra Dock Bootle Seaforth Container Terminal Liverpool Bulk Terminal: Liverpool Bulk Terminal looking north. Ewan Crawford // Seaforth Container Terminal: Brand new Colas Rail 70813 being slowly lifted by two cranes at Liverpool's Seaforth container terminal on 30 March 2017. Michael Butterworth 30/03/2017 Business Live
12/11/2020 Changes to Cumbrian Coast line journeys this weekend due to essential track upgrade [Network Rail] Passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan their journeys over coming weekends when Network Rail upgrades track near Bootle station. (Permalink) Bootle Bootle: Bootle, on the Cumbrian Coast line, looking south over the level crossing. The small signal box still controls semaphores that protect the crossing. Mark Bartlett 27/07/2013 Network Rail
27/10/2020 Passengers and freight to benefit from multi-million-pound track upgrades [Network Rail] Passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan their journeys next month when Network Rail upgrades track near Bootle station. (Permalink) Bootle Network Rail