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This is very much a What If within a What If type scenario. If the ex-Cambrian and GWR secondary lines in Shropshire and North Wales hadn't been transferred from WR to LMR and lines like Whitchurch to Welshpool and Ruabon to Barmouth hadn't closed (although this would probably rely on an...

I watched a recent video online recently about the Southern region's 4TC sets and I wondered why the concept never took off elsewhere on the network where through services traversed electrified and non-electrified routes. Cross country in particular seems to been a potentially ideal group of...

I appreciate that issues with Avanti services are not down to one factor. I also there will be a spectrum of views on the merits of open access competition. However, would things be as bad at Avanti if it faced the same levels of competition as LNER? For me it isn't clear cut. Clearly there...

The German ICE network is a mixture of upgraded and new build lines. Some routes built to 300kph standards others built/upgraded to 250kph and lines upgraded to 200kph (125mph). Most, but by no means all, ICE services run into the existing central stations in the major cities they serve. This...

I know the merits of the GCML as a HS2 alternative and various what if the GCML hadn't closed topics have been discussed here and elsewhere. By asking my question I am not intending to stray into either. What I am hoping to find out is which of the two routes afforded the quickest journeys to...

A bit if a what if, but it has always been one that I have thought about. Just to be clear from the outset, I am not suggesting Ruabon to Barmouth should be reopened, although I know it is something that some Welsh politicians have periodically called for. I am however interested to know...