In the 1970s BR and the then SELNEC (later to become Greater Manchester) PTE proposed to build a tunnel under Manchester city centre linking Piccadilly and Victoria stations, known as the Picc-Vic tunnel. There would have been three intermediate stations at Princess Street, Albert Square and Market Street. The scheme was abandoned in 1977 on cost grounds.
As part of the scheme BR planned to order new EMUs to be known as Class 316, which would have been based on the Class 313/314/315/507/508 family of units.
Does anyone know if BR/SELNEC PTE ever got as far as working out a proposed pattern of services that would have operated via the Picc-Vic tunnel?
There is more info on the scheme on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picc-Vic_tunnel
As part of the scheme BR planned to order new EMUs to be known as Class 316, which would have been based on the Class 313/314/315/507/508 family of units.
Does anyone know if BR/SELNEC PTE ever got as far as working out a proposed pattern of services that would have operated via the Picc-Vic tunnel?
There is more info on the scheme on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picc-Vic_tunnel