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SubscribeJunction fight The North Cheshire Rail Users Group is continuing its fight to save the Frodsham Junction to Halton Junction Runcorn spur line which forms part of a through route from Llandudno to Liverpool. NCRUG wishes to see an express Liverpool-North Wales service via the spur line. At the moment only one train per week uses the line, the 20.05(SO) Chester to Runcorn main line. This is formed by a class 37 loco and five coaches, a big improvement on the class 150 sprinter used in 1995 but unfortunately this service is not properly advertised. On June 22 there were two passengers on the train. This increased to 8 on July 13 when 37429 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol pulled five coaches on the 20.05. John Hobbs, 10 Wessex Close, Woolston, Warrington, Cheshire would like to hear from any RDS member interested in the NCRUG campaign. NCRUG would like to see a return service provided between Runcorn, Frodsham and Helsby. An hourly diesel unit used to run between Liverpool Lime Street and Chester.
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