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    Time for the Atherton line to connect to Piccadilly?

    I can only comment on the Agecroft proposal but I suspect it would be incredibly difficult. What Google maps doesn't show you is the elevation changes, the railways line is down in the valley and you'd have to come up 30/40m, then go over the A6 duel carriageway and immediately drop down the...
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    Proposed new fast West Coast Service to call at Lichfield?

    One was Liverpool SP, Runcorn, Crewe, Milton Keynes Central and the other was Runcorn, Lichfield TV, Tamworth
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    Train delay bingo

    Most unusual one I ever got was 'Icicles in a Tunnel'
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    Manchester Victoria to Wigan North Western diagram

    It is 3 trains each way in both the morning peak and evening peak. It was introduced in December 2022, at the same time that Eccles lost its peak time stops on the Leeds to Chester service so it also acts as a replacement service for that as well as giving Wigan an extra peak service. And as was...
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    Manchester Victoria to Wigan North Western diagram

    From my experience it is busy from Wigan in the mornings but not in the evenings. On the other hand it's quiet from Manchester Victoria in the morning but busy in the evenings. It also gives Eccles an extra train to/from Manchester at peak times but it only stops at Eccles on trains to...
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    Shortest and longest possible journey without changing by TOC?

    Would TfW's longest not be the Saturday only Manchester Piccadilly to Pembroke Dock?
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    Newton-le-Willows Platform Extension

    What other stations on the line need extending to accommodate 6 car trains? I know Eccles is long enough as I use it often but I'm pretty sure there's a fair few that need extending
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    Transpennine woes and a moan...

    As someone who unfortunately has to deal with TPE's shinanigans on a near daily basis I'm used to cramped trains but today takes the cake. From Leeds to Manchester both the 15:07 and 15:15 were cancelled, leaving Leeds with no TPE service westbound for an hour. To compound matters further the...
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    Trivia: Stations where passengers headed for a completely different destination end up on a regular basis

    One I've seen was someone getting on a train at London Bridge getting on a train to Hastings when they needed to go to Hayes. Matters were made worse as there were engineering works that day and the Hastings train was going via the Hayes line before heading around the chord at Beckenham and the...
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    Alphabet Stations Challenge

    St Leonards Warrior Square
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    December 2022 Timetable Changes

    The Avantis to from Euston to Glasgow via West Midlands seem to be back at long last!
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    December 2022 Timetable Changes

    New peak service between Manchester Victoria and Wigan North Western and vice versa, with those in peak direction also calling at Eccles
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    How unusual is it for a train on a route to skip all intermediate stations?

    I've experienced it with southeastern a fair few times heading from London towards Hastings, with trains suddenly going High Brooms, Tunbridge Wells, Hastings at very short notice after London Bridge or even Waterloo East on occasion
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    End of the station's word!

    Dore and Totley
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    Late LNR service 21/05/2022 from Milton Keynes to Euston after concert

    MCR are playing in Warrington this Friday, it will be interesting to see how northern copes with getting everyone back to Liverpool or Manchester after that concert, especially given how LNWR fared.

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