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Late last year I started a thread suggesting that it would be worth increasing line speeds between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton. Other routes out of Shrewsbury serve Chester and North Wales, ie nowhere with any population over 100,000; Aberystwyth and Pwllheli with even smaller populations; then Cardiff and South Wales where it’s over 100 miles until you reach any large conurbations; and then Crewe/Manchester, the latter of which is the one large population centre albeit still some distance away. (I’ve not detailed the Swansea route as it serves even fewer population centres than the Cambrian coast line and doesn’t separate as a route until 20 miles from Shrewsbury).
The other route from Shrewsbury Wolverhampton (pop 240,000) is only 30 miles away, with Telford (pop. 150,000) served en route, then Birmingham at 43 miles and onwards to London. I lamented the fact that this has the SLOWEST linespeeds of the routes out of Shrewsbury, but my post received quite a lot of criticism from people who said that increasing linespeeds simply wasn’t worthwhile.
That thread has now been closed, but since an increase in linespeeds is now under active investigation as mentioned in RAIL magazine, and also in the local press (link attached), I’d like to think this is worth further comment. What does anyone think about these proposals?
Quote shows article in local press (Shropshire Star) which proposes line speed improvements between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.
The other route from Shrewsbury Wolverhampton (pop 240,000) is only 30 miles away, with Telford (pop. 150,000) served en route, then Birmingham at 43 miles and onwards to London. I lamented the fact that this has the SLOWEST linespeeds of the routes out of Shrewsbury, but my post received quite a lot of criticism from people who said that increasing linespeeds simply wasn’t worthwhile.
That thread has now been closed, but since an increase in linespeeds is now under active investigation as mentioned in RAIL magazine, and also in the local press (link attached), I’d like to think this is worth further comment. What does anyone think about these proposals?
£15 million plan lodged to speed up Birmingham to Shrewsbury trains
A scheme to slash journey times on a rail line through the West Midlands and Shropshire today moved a stage closer after a £15 million plan was submitted to the Government.
www.shropshirestar.com
Quote shows article in local press (Shropshire Star) which proposes line speed improvements between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.
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