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Liverpool Lime Street is a terminus railway station and the main station serving the city centre of Liverpool. Opened in August 1836,it is the oldest still-operating grand terminus mainline station in the world. A branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston terminates at the station,as does the original Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Journeys from Lime Street cover a wide range of destinations across England,Scotland and Wales.
Merseyrail is a commuter rail network which serves Merseyside and adjacent areas of Cheshire and Lancashire. Merseyrail serves 69 stations,67 of which it manages,across two lines –the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. The network uses 750 V DC third rail electrified lines having 75.0 miles (120.7 km) of routes,of which 6.5 miles (10.5 km) are underground. Since January 2023,Merseyrail commenced replacing its train fleet,withdrawing the Class 507 and 508 trains and introducing 53 new Class 777 trains. The network carried 28.3 million passengers in the 2023/2024 statistical period.
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland,Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government,and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland,as well as long-distance passenger train services connecting Brisbane to regional Queensland. QR also owns and maintains rolling stock,in addition to approximately 6,600 kilometres (4,101 mi) of track and related infrastructure.
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The Canada Dock Branch is a 4-mile 59 chain long railway line in Liverpool,England. The line's route is from the large Edge Hill rail junction in the east of Liverpool to Seaforth Dock to the north. The line was originally built by the London and North Western Railway terminating at Canada Dock,with a later branch extension added to Alexandra Dock and links onto the MDHC railway lines. The line is not electrified.
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The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR),is a department of the Queensland Government. TMR was formed in April 2009 by merging Queensland Transport and the Department of Main Roads. TMR manages Queensland's 33,000 km state road network,which includes 3,100 bridges. TMR also oversees most public transport services throughout the state,which it does through its agency Translink.
Liverpool in North West England,is a major British city with significant road,rail,and ferry networks,in addition to an international airport and a well-known dock system. As with most other major UK cities,Liverpool's transport infrastructure is centred on its road and rail networks. Public transport services within the city are controlled and run by Merseytravel.
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) is the brand name for public transport in the Australian state of Victoria. It was previously the trading name of the Public Transport Development Authority (PTDA),a now-defunct statutory authority in Victoria,responsible for providing,coordinating,and promoting public transport.
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- ↑ "Merseytravel chief executive Neil Scales leaves for new transport job in Australia". Liverpool Echo. Trinity Mirror Merseyside. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
- ↑ "Neil Scales to leave Merseytravel for TransLink, Australia". Global Rail News. Rail Media. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
- ↑ Department of Transport and Main Roads, Director-General, Queensland Government, archived from the original on 17 March 2015
- 1 2 Emerson, Scott (1 March 2013). "Neil Scales appointed TMR Director-General" (Press release). Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
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