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Avanti West Coast Cancellations
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As mentioned upthread, having gone to Manchester and back to London this weekend to see friends, this agreement is very welcome and...
24 Mar 2024
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Avanti West Coast Cancellations
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The new day working agreement seems to making a real difference today. There are significantly fewer cancellations today compared to...
23 Mar 2024
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HS2 Manchester leg scrapped: what should happen now?
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That is for the Curzon Street to OOC. Via Handsacre services will follow approximately 18-24 months later. Thanks to the delays incurred...
18 Mar 2024
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HS2 Manchester leg scrapped: what should happen now?
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Haha yes I think that’s quite likely. The line won’t open till 2029-33 to Curzon St, with via Handsacre services following a couple of...
18 Mar 2024
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HS2 Manchester leg scrapped: what should happen now?
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It was looked at, and discounted - the BCR is too low. By 2030, the units will be 30 years old and in theory only have 10-15 years left...
16 Mar 2024
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HS2 Manchester leg scrapped: what should happen now?
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The current plan I’ve seen is to still run 3tph from Manchester to London via HS2; and keeping 1/hour classic service via WCML Trent...
15 Mar 2024
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June 2024 Timetable Change
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I think it’s been touched on before, but the changes to the peak time Bromley North shuttle service are awful. It changes a useful...
13 Mar 2024
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Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party.
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You’d hope so, but my experience of the LGBTories is they are Tory first, LGBT second. They have maintained a radio silence on the...
10 Feb 2024
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Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party.
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As someone who is LGBT, this is a genuine fear - that the Tories will begin to advocate for a rollback of hard won rights and freedoms...
10 Feb 2024
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How to add 400m platforms to Manchester Piccadilly
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That’s pretty much what would happen if the HS2 rolling stock is lengthened to 10 coaches. Currently it is proposed to seat 528 over 8...
30 Jan 2024
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DfT Considering removing first class seats on the HS2 train spec to increase capacity
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There is also the issue of having 2 separate sub fleets to maintain, and having to ensure that units stick to their diagrammed routes...
28 Jan 2024
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DfT Considering removing first class seats on the HS2 train spec to increase capacity
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I don't believe that this is possible, as I think there is a requirement for the train to be able to split in half - similar to the...
28 Jan 2024
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DfT Considering removing first class seats on the HS2 train spec to increase capacity
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Currently, the plan for NPR is identical to what was proposed for phase 2b; the scheme reuses the Airport station, airport tunnel and...
27 Jan 2024
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DfT Considering removing first class seats on the HS2 train spec to increase capacity
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Lumo trains manage to fit 402 seats into a 130m unit; so I suspect that if the HS2 trains were so specified, you could fit more than the...
27 Jan 2024
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"HS2 Back on Track" - front page of Sunday Express - private sector plan to build Birmingham to Manchester
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A lot of planning was done; it resulted in the report linked earlier on phase 2a alternatives and the conclusion that the solution to...
24 Jan 2024
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