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The passive provisions for the Heathrow spur didn't go into the final design, per this FOI request.
Accordingly, the already completed Tilehouse Lane overbridge isn't as wide as shown and the Eastern valley provision has been replaced with the Copthall Tunnel design.
A new drone video of the Calvert area has been uploaded by "The Boy" on YouTube today. You can clearly see that aforementioned spur has been started by the HS2 construction team, but also the EWR overbridge is almost ready for lifting.
Local news report with photo: https://www.wrexham.com/news/delays-after-train-fire-in-wrexham-as-new-hybrid-230-class-breaks-down-206393.html
Seems to have been in the loop at Croes Newydd.
I live in the area and saw it pop up on the planning applications list last year. This floorplan should hopefully explain it - they're essentially opening up all the bricked up windows and doors that had been storage/other to make a bigger waiting room.
The whole station should also see a...
Further CGI of the proposed 230 livery in the downloads on the right side of this article: https://news.tfwrail.wales/news/new-trains-will-be-a-boost-for-north-wales-rail-passengers-ken-skates
These latest ones actually seem to indicate a slightly different design too, below the lights.
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