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Ccle replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.I think Reading West is better added full time to the Newbury as a call. And Reading Green Park gets the regular Paddington. Tons of...
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Ccle replied to the thread Reinstating a domestic platform at Ashford International.I don't think the outcry of Ashford locals is really worth a hoot as a deterrent. No offence to them but it's been many years without...
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Ccle replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.I agree and this has been looked at in the past, when there were some excess fast paths in the GWML. It’s doable but fiddly re...
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Ccle replied to the thread Proposed new Channel Tunnel services discussion.I can't imagine they will have Clubhouses. But maybe the train could have one, for business passengers - could be quite a flex. If you...
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Ccle replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".MK has grown a ton and take a lot of the oxygen in this type of discussion, but Northampton has grown massively too. And you're right...
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Ccle replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.I thought it was a bit longer, like 15 or so...it's still a long time at slow speed. I didn't say or think it was a massive journey time...
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Ccle replied to the thread Basingstoke-Reading upgrade possibilities.This to be is a no brainer - XC should not be going along at 75mph for such a sustained, uncpmplicated route. It needs signal upgrades...
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Ccle replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".Agreed. And also on the Stansted-Norwich service, and try to provide a solid 2tph Ely - Cambridge N/C/S - Stansted core service. Would...
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Ccle replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".Ely - so it doesn't work for that. Better to call there, but maybe re-align the service patterns to have less conflicts/paths at Ely...
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Ccle replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".I agree on the very small silly trains part, they should be much longer before any infrastructure works. I mean no disrespect to...
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Ccle replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North"."yes, and..." I think it's both - huge unserved demand to/from Cambridge. Capacity at Ely may not be optimized (e.g should a...
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Ccle replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".Agree. A lot of people travel to Bath too (I bet that is up there in the same estimation) - but it doesn't have great services other...
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Ccle replied to the thread If Grand Central's new Brighton service is approved Cambridge becomes the only station with 6m+ passengers per year without a service to "The North".A second/new tph to P'boro would be a modest but big help here, whether they go on to Birmingham (that route through Stamford etc needs...
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Ccle replied to the thread West London Orbital - Future Interchange Aspirations.Yeah I agree. It's a lot of placemaking along that North Circular to A4/M4 Flyover arc which has seen a lot of develpment. Eveyrthing...
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Ccle replied to the thread Integrated "One West Coast" business unit - what changes may take place?.If both were 11 car you could drop a direct TPH to Manchester, and extend 1tph of the Birmingham fasts (first stop Cov, add MKC call) to...