The Mersey Railway was electrified in 1903 being the world's first full electrification of a steam railway.

Facilities include a bank, a sub-post office, telephone exchange, government high school, full electrification, and pacca road and drainage system.

Ferrovie Nord presented a request in order to a full electrification on 1941 together with other railway lines which were not electrified.

Various schemes have been proposed, including the full electrification of the line from Southport via Burscough to Ormskirk using the same third rail system as Merseyrail.

The full electrification was completed in late 1990, and the current InterCity 225 rolling stock was introduced.

Prior to full electrification, services beyond Taita were hauled by DE class diesels.

Steam trams were also used until full electrification.

This is to be followed by full rural electrification using renewable energy by 2015.

This was followed by full electrification between Orpington Junction and Charing Cross on 28 February 1926.

Following the full electrification of the line the locomotives returned to normal stock duties, in December 1998 the locomotives were rebuilt again and became Class 218 machines once again.