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These proposals would suggest that if additional platforms are proposed for the station, as per the Network Rail Eastern Region Leicester Area Strategic Advice 2021, they would be on the east side rather than the west.

The current impasse seems to arise because the various train and freight operating companies have competing rights which are unable to be timetabled given the current infrastructure on the East Coast Main Line. So I thought it might be useful to go back in history to look at the decision to...

What are the key constraints to solve this puzzle? Clarence Yard has mentioned providing a fourth track on the up from Woodwalton to Huntingdon. What else is the minimum necessary?

The 0703 and the 0733 from Bedford join the fast up at Bedford South junction so some flyers still exist.

Could some additional use be made of the Independent Lines junctions north of Crewe? Putting some platforms on those lines might help reduce conflicts?

Surely funding should be available under the Network North scheme?

City!

How are the cashflows going to work? Will there be a single/multiple grants from DfT to Network Rail/IRB to cover running trains/maintenance & repairs, etc./enhancements? Network Rail/IRB then make/receive payments from the TOCs which constitute access charges and subsidies/premia? What is...

The concept is that Network Rail would be the IRB rather than a separate franchising entity.

Details of the West Coastway changes are now on the Southern Railway website. https://www.southernrailway.com/westcoastway

The gap is filled by the additional peak fast Bedford services which go to/from East Grinstead or Three Bridges.

If Maidstone is dead and Littlehampton now run by Southern that would suggest that there is surplus rolling stock. My understanding was that the rolling stock contract was for a fixed number of trains to be provided in service. If fewer trains need to be in service has the rolling stock...

ECML recast I think.

Seems to be heading to Newark and then shuttling back and forth to Peterborough today.

This would enable the proposed additional slow Cardiff - Bristol services to be provided by electric trains.

But not in first class!

The track access changes application is now on the Network rail website. As well as form P the relevant appendices are available to download including the business plan and performance modelling...

What about London VIP Airport - RAF Northolt?

The report summarised the 2019 interventions. I think that the 6-car capability refers to lengthing platforms at other stations in the area.

Network Rail published in October 2022 a strategic refresh of their analysis of the Sheffield area given changes in assumptions since 2019 when the previous analysis was published. Given all the recent changes with HS2 and electrification it makes it quite difficult to make appropriate...