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Encyclopedia > Borderlands Line

The Borderlands Line is the name given to the railway line between Wrexham, North Wales, and Bidston, Wirral, England. Wrexham (pronounced Recsam, and in Welsh spelt Wrecsam) is an industrial town in north Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² Ethnicity: 97. ... Bidston is a village on Wirral, Merseyside,England Categories: UK geography stubs | Wirral, Villages and Towns ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies part of the Wirral peninsula, more commonly known locally as The Wirral. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...


The southern part of the line was built by the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway (WMCQR). The northern part of the line was built by the North Wales and Liverpool Railway, a joint committee between the WMCQR and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (which later became the Great Central Railway). The North Wales and Liverpool Railway (NWLR), was the name given to the joint committee formed to construct a railway between Bidston, on the Wirral Railway and Hawarden on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MSLR) line from Chester to its link with the Wrexham Mold and Connahs Quay Railway... This is about the historic company; see also about the present day preserved Great Central Steam Railway. ... The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). ...


Current passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales, between Wrexham Central and Bidston stations. Trains run every 60 minutes Monday to Saturday daytimes and infrequently at other times. Connections can be made with other National Rail services at Bidston (for Merseyrail services to West Kirby, Birkenhead and Liverpool), Shotton (for Chester and the North Wales Coast Line) and Wrexham General (for the Shrewsbury-Chester Line). An Arriva train in North Wales Class 158, no. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now-defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool and Birkenhead. ... West Kirby is a town located on the North East corner of the coast of Wirral, Merseyside, England. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough on Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in the northwestern England, close to the border with Wales. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... The Shrewsbury to Chester Line is a railway line that runs from Shrewsbury to Chester, via Wrexham. ...


Various proposals exist to electrify some or all of the Borderlands Line and incorporate it into the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, allowing through services to Birkenhead and Liverpool. However, nothing has been confirmed so far.


Stations

  • Wrexham Central
  • Wrexham General
  • Gwersyllt
  • Cefn-y-Bedd
  • Caergwrle
  • Hope
  • Penyffordd
  • Buckley
  • Hawarden
  • Shotton
  • Hawarden Bridge
  • Neston
  • Heswall
  • Upton
  • Bidston

External Links

  • Wrexham-Birkenhead Rail Users' Association
  • The Wrexham-Bidston Line


Railway lines in Wales:
Main lines:  Gloucester-Newport Line   North Wales Coast Line   South Wales Main Line   Welsh Marches Line 
Cardiff commuter lines:  Butetown Branch   City Line   Coryton Line   Maesteg Line 
 Merthyr Line   Rhondda Line   Rhymney Line   Vale Line 
Rural lines:  Borderlands Line   Cambrian Line   Conwy Valley Line   Heart of Wales Line    Shrewsbury-Chester Line   West Wales Line 


// High-speed main lines Channel Tunnel Rail Link Channel Tunnel Classic main lines Cross-Country Route East Coast Main Line Great Eastern Main Line Great Western Main Line Midland Main Line West Coast Main Line Railway lines in England South-East England Main lines Arun Valley Line Brighton Main Line... The Gloucester to Newport Line is a railway cutoff along the bank of the River Severn in the United Kingdom from Gloucester to Newport. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... The South Wales Main Line is a branch of the Great Western Main Line. ... The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Crewe via Abergavenny, Hereford, Craven Arms, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch. ... The Butetown Branch Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff Bay and Butetown to Cardiff city centre. ... The City Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Radyr via the western suburbs of Cardiff. ... The Coryton Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Heath, Ty Glas, Birchgrove, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton. ... The Maesteg Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend and Maesteg. ... The Merthyr Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. ... The Rhondda Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Pontypridd, Porth, Ystrad Rhondda and Treherbert. ... The Rhymney Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Heath, Llanishen, Caerphilly, Bargoed and Rhymney. ... The Vale of Glamorgan Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose and Llantwit Major. ... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ... The Heart of Wales Line is the railway line from Llanelli to Craven Arms. ... The Shrewsbury to Chester Line is a railway line that runs from Shrewsbury to Chester, via Wrexham. ... The West Wales Line is a railway line from Swansea to West Wales. ...

Railway lines in Northern England:
Main lines:  Cross-Country Route   East Coast Main Line   Midland Main Line   West Coast Main Line
 Hope Valley Line   Manchester-Preston Line   Settle-Carlisle Line
Commuter lines:  Airedale Line   Caldervale Line   Cheshire Line   Dearne Valley Line   Hallam Line   Harrogate Line  
 Huddersfield Line   Lancaster-Heysham Line   Leeds-Bradford Lines   Manchester-Liverpool Line    
 Manchester-Rochdale via Oldham Line   Northern Line (Merseyrail)   Pontefract Line   Sheffield-Hull Line  
 Sheffield-Lincoln Line   Wakefield Line   Warrington Link Line   Wharfedale Line   Wirral Line  
 York & Selby Lines
Rural lines:  Barton Line   Borderlands Line   Cumbrian Coast Line   Doncaster-Lincoln Line   Durham Coast Line  
 Esk Valley Line   Furness Line   Manchester-Buxton Line   Oxenholme-Windermere Line  
 Penistone Line   Ribble Valley Line   Tees Valley Line   Tyne Valley Line   Yorkshire Coast Line

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RPGnet: Review of Borderlands (1557 words)
I chose Borderlands to review second because Rick Meints has announced that he is selling a reprint of it, as the fourth in his line of excellent reproductions of 2nd edition Runequest materials.
Borderlands is one of four such supplements published by Chaosium for the Gloranthan setting; the others are Griffin Mountain, Pavis, and Big Rubble (a fifth, similar-looking boxed set, ‘Trollpak’ also contains adventures and settings but is more broadly aimed at exploring all things trollish).
Borderland contains a range of challenges, but is fundamentally a ‘low level’ setting—a careful player could introduce an inexperienced character to this region and expect him or her to survive.
Midland Main Line: (1059 words)
First to arrive was the line built by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and its subsidiary the Stonebridge Railway from Hampton-in-Arden, Warwickshire, on the London and Birmingham Railway, to Derby.
The line was once the Midland Railway's route from London St Pancras to Manchester, branching at Ambergate Junction along the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway, now known as the Derwent Valley Line.
The line between Matlock and Rowsley is in the hands of the Peak Rail preservation group.
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