Borderlands bids to revive its fortunes

09/06/2025

On November 30 2023, Transport for Wales 197050 stands at Neston with the 0950 Bidston to Wrexham. The ‘197s’ have been introduced to boost services on the Borderlands line. CHRIS HOWE.

Chris Howe reports on problems that have been affecting services between Wrexham and Bidston.

At the beginning of 2023, the service provided by Transport for Wales on the Wrexham-Bidston line could at best have been described as mediocre, and at one stage non-existent.

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