New Trains for the Merseyrail network

Your brand new state-of-the-art trains have arrived.

Find out the latest project updates...

Battery-powered trains enter service at new Headbolt Lane station

First trains introduced to the Wirral Lines in July and Aug 2023

Trains rolled out on Ormskirk line in time for Grand National

First new train in passenger service in January 2023

A total of 18 units are now in the UK for testing

Successful trial of new battery-powered trains

Testing steps up to the next level

Power supply upgrade works ongoing

Testing now taking place network wide

Second train arrives in Liverpool for testing

First train begins testing on the Merseyrail network

First train arrives in Liverpool for testing

Brand new Kirkdale Depot complete

Platform improvement works complete

First train undergoes on-track testing in Europe

Train construction begins

Your new trains

The game-changing latest phase of our new trains roll-out took place in October 2023, as our battery-technology was used for the first time with the opening of Headbolt Lane station in Kirkby.

It was the first-time that a UK-passenger service was operated using fully-electric battery-power and paves the way for further future expansions of the Merseyrail network across the Liverpool city region and beyond – part of Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s “Merseyrail for All” pledge.

Starting in January 2023 with the Kirkby line, our new trains have now been introduced to further branches of the Northern and Wirral lines, with more to follow in the coming months.

Using sliding step-technology, these trains are some of the most accessible and sophisticated trains on the UK rail network and are the latest step towards the Mayor’s commitment to deliver a London-style integrated transport network for our city region.