The first of the long-awaited new Merseyrail trains could be just days away from welcoming passengers if a crunch vote is accepted next week.
The new state-of-the-art Class 777 trains are due to replace the existing Merseyrail fleet of 507 trains, with a deal for the new vehicles signed back in 2016. But the roll-out of the new models has been held up by a number of factors including the pandemic and industrial disputes.
The new trains have been built by Swiss manufacturer Stadler, but will be fully owned by the Liverpool City Region. It had been widely hoped that the first of the new trains would begin transporting people around the network before Christmas but that did not happen. However, passengers may not have much longer to wait.
