Merseyrail Electric

Description

Serving a diverse and famous part of north-west England, this is a detailed look at this busy and oft-ignored suburban railway network that has become a Merseyside institution. The self-contained electrified network has 75 route miles, serving the County of Merseyside, the Wirral, West Lancashire and parts of Cheshire, providing safe and efficient transportation for over 100,000 passengers daily.

Martyn Hilbert is an avid railway enthusiast and photographer since school days and has spent much effort and time in travelling on and recording the changing scene on the UK network since the mid 1970s. The Merseyrail Electric system has always been a particular favourite. He has been fortunate to have amassed a personal archive of notes, colour transparencies and latterly digital images. Having had occasional photographs and articles published in various railway periodicals and publications over the years, Merseyrail Electric is his first book.