Purple Orange
On Moderation
The "solution" here would be to revert the Airport services to Piccadilly, which would free up a path for the stopper to return to Victoria as well as reducing movements through Castlefield. The real solution would be to stop planning services to run on infrastructure that hasn't been built yet (Castlefield plus P15 & 16 at Pic). Adding back the two tracks between Huddersfield and Marsden/Standedge should be possible though.
Last summer it was mentioned to me that the project would last seven-ish years, so well into CP7. It's a big project, but breaking it up into smaller packages that in of themselves bring some benefits is a good thing, I think.
Was that 7 years for the Huddersfield-Dewsbury/Leeds bit or 7 years for Manchester to York?