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    Edinburgh Park Station

    Turning your question on its head I think the first new station in Scotland in recent time to open with a booking office would be the relocated Bathgate station, then Edinburgh Gateway Going back into history (1979) all the new Argyle Line stations opened with booking offices
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    Connections at Newark (walking from North Gate to Castle)

    If you have the time a short detour via the parish church (you cannot miss the spire) and the market square takes you through a pleasant town centre.
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    Sheffield - To remodel or not remodel, that is the question

    I suspect that capacity can be created in the existing station without wholesale demolition and rebuilding but the access south needs to go back to 4 tracks and Dore probably needs grade separation. The north access is more difficult, as it is hemmed in by the retaiing walls. But it probably...
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    Sheffield - To remodel or not remodel, that is the question

    Because it is going to take paths on the existing infrastructure around Sheffield which will prevent use by local and regional services. This is the big problem with HS2 - It has not considered connectivity in the regions. London is getting CrossRail 2 - which is substantially driven by...
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    Sheffield - To remodel or not remodel, that is the question

    Note that there is capacity for 4 HS2 trains an hour to the south of Sheffield. No mention of other operators trains or to the north of Sheffield where there will certainly not be capacity for another 4 trains an hour HS2 or other. Potentially a cheap solution that will damage local...

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