Merseyrail has released a collection of photographs of their trains and stations over recent decades.
Merseyrail has recently introduced a new fleet of state-of-the-art trains worth around £500m which will be the greenest and most accessible in the country.
The publicly owned trains have been designed specifically for the Merseyrail network and are required to undergo a rigorous testing programme both here in the UK and at Stadler’s manufacturing plants in Switzerland and Germany.
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Thousands of safety and performance tests are carried out to make sure the trains are ready for service covering every aspect of their design from the power supply and braking systems to digital passenger information boards and CCTV cameras.
Now Merseyrail has released a collection of photographs remembering the way things use to be, and just how far we have all come over recent decades.
Moorfields station
The city's underground station opened in 1977 as a replacement for Liverpool Exchange railway station.
Ellesmere Port Line
Merseyrail has released this photograph of Ellesmere Port station from September 2007.
The station opened in July 1863 and was renamed Ellesmere Port station in 1870. The station joined the Merseyrail network in 1994, when the line from Hooton was electrified by British Rail.
Birkenhead central station
This photograph shows Birkenhead central station in September 1994. Another Victorian era station, Birkenhead dates back to 1886. The station also served as the headquarters of Mersey Railways. Birkenhead Central depot closed in the 1990s.
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Ormskirk station
This photograph released by Merseyrail shows a snow covered Ormskirk station in February 1994.
The station, built by the East Lancashire Railway company, opened in April 1849. The station became part of the London Midland Region when British Railways was nationalised in 1948.
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Today the station is at the end of Merseyrail's Northern Line.
Hall Road station
This photograph shows Hall Road Station in September 1993. The Victorian era station serves the Blundellsands area of Crosby and is on Southport's Northern Line
Formby
This Merseyrail photograph shows a train bound for Formby station in September, 1991.
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Formby station, another Victorian era building , once formed part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway company. The station joined Merseyrail's Northern Line in 1978.
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