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Section 106 promises are often a bit disappointing.

As already noted, you have to consider whatever long term housing plans/demand there is in the areas. Just because they dont serve anything now, 20 years may be different.

Big catchment area for Stafford. 78 minutes non-stop. 105-110 from Wolves to Euston, it will take some of that market.

8 seconds a mile for 90 over 75, 4 minutes is going to need 30 miles so unless someone is moving Basingstoke you ain't getting that.

If you are coming out of 3 on the up chances are you arent going to get much above 40mph anyway so its moot. Any faster and a new crossover may not have fitted. Anything on the down into 4 or 5 would likely be facing a red so again not a lot of benefit.

It would be P5 they extend.

Certainly wouldn't be fed off the WCML, not enough hamsters in the wheel as it is.

Not unless its recently changed.

Nothing supposedly about it, there is no work north of Weaver.

HS2 were fag packet looking at the north end.

NR can always buy the rights back off XC if they want. Can't ever see us trying a Part J on them.

Not going to get a lot of length if Oxford Road is out, how many 600m + W10 trains were knocking about?

Avanti are funding the non EPS speed increases south of Weaver. Its for the 800s.

P5 is too short. 171m

Massive, and apart from possibly long blocks between Xmas and New Year you will need access to and from Trafford Park.

If any money gets spent on Lancaster it will be to facilitate HS2 turning back in platform 5.

The south end was re-modelled in 2013 which allowed down trains into 4 and 5. Up Goods was upgraded to passenger standard and the up crossover out of platform 3 was upgraded from 15 to 40mph.

Its 75mph through the station, and flashing yellows on the approaches. You might get 10-15 seconds on a good day. Lots of money and disruption for naff all really. Lancaster got remodelled to an extent within the last 8-9 years anyway.

ETCS will reduce the impact of approach control (ie: get rid of it)

Noted a comment about digital signalling, you won't be seeing ETCS up there anytime soon.