Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
The Ellesmere Port line was a later extension to the electrified network, in general has it not been much of a success? Presumably people in Ellesmere Port still like going into Liverpool City Centre in normal circumstances or do they gravitate more towards Chester?
It was always going to be relatively low demand - it's small, not very prosperous and not (unlike Chester, Southport and Ormskirk) a destination, nor (unlike Chester, Kirkby, Southport and Ormskirk) is it useful for connections.
Was probably justifiable on the grounds of economic assistance as it won't have cost a lot to do it, but I do wonder if it should have remained as an hourly DMU from Hooton.