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I just don't see it tbh, especially with the Trafford Centre extension of Metrolink. If you walk to the Imperial War Museum tram stop, the service to Deansgate is pretty quick, bypassing the slow Eccles route. IMO, the better way to solve the traffic issue would be to simply increase the size of...

I think some of the lines of the Isle of Wight were justified. Though I think the Ryde-Newport and Cowes-Newport should arguably have been retained.

As I think I have said on other threads, I think Metrolink should have a line that routes directly down Oxford Road and intersects the existing St Peter's Square before continuing along Peter St, Quay St & Chapel St. If the intersection was an issue, I imagine you could route it through...

Cloudflare offers a popular free service (alongside many paid ones!) that a number of websites use to protect against attacks. Because many sites redirect their DNS to route traffic through them it isn't easy to change back as TTL values are not always observed and DNS caching would need to be...

Something in the Class 66 thread got me thinking the class 37 is still around partly because of it's nearly go-anywhere route availablity (5). However as these have got old they will no doubt need replacement. What could they be replaced with and when could this happen?

Ahh Henry :)

I imagine GC would be sufficient for a single deck of cars based on what I have seen on the continent. This would then need dedicated rolling stock, which, to be fair, may well be required to avoid pathing problems on HS1 with higher speeds.

I think one of the challenges is that the trains run at intervals. If you could run an individual vehicle-sized 'sled', you could offer a much more turn-up-and-go service. Sure, in practice, you may want to 'flight' sleds close together, and automatic operation could no doubt achieve much...

Quite, and I drive an EV! I wonder if you could create a system with individual-powered sleds that cars are attached to and then shuttled across. I appreciate that this is pretty similar to a train, but I am thinking something more akin to a scaled-up personal rapid transit system like the...

I think putting it where the existing one is would make the most sense. Looking at this map of Channel depth, I think going for a Swanage-Cherbourg type crossing would be too challenging both in distance and depth...

It's classic yield management, and if there are enough people like me who look at an overcrowded standard class and opt for standard premium (and previously first when I could seatfrog in for £35), it will continue to be sold. The 'correct' course of action would be to have ensured all...

Yeah, UK domestic rail prices are a factor. From where I live, it is flying out of Manchester or Liverpool vs driving. Before P&O terminated it, I think Hull-Zeebrugge would have been an option as well, but Rotterdam isn't great for onward travel to France.

For me, Ebbsfleet's main purpose is the leisure / P+R market for whom people like me (from the North West) would arrive by car with substantial luggage for a week at DLP or similar (assuming resumption of services to MLV). Whilst it would be perfectly possible for me to change at Euston and walk...

That I think would help at least with Warrington, but Wigan and Preston do get quite a bit of traffic as well. This is one of the reasons why I hoped the Lumo service or the LNWR Destination Manchester would happen, though.

How many sets would be freed up when HS2 (eventually) opens? I can't see a strong argument for Avanti to continue to operate Birmingham Terminators once HS2 is operational. IMO, WCML Euston-Birmingham should then be covered exclusively by LNWR (with additional stock for lengthening) except for...

I'm currently sitting on a fairly busy southbound service (17:10 off Carlisle to Birmingham International) it's a 9 car set tonight, and the standard is busy, whilst the standard premium carriage is basically empty. In my opinion as someone who regularly does Warrington-Euston and back, I think...

It's a shame that LNR doesn't appear to want to go via WBQ. I genuinely think there is some non-abstractive potential of the Lumo proposals, but I appreciate the pathing challenges that I felt the LNR proposal addressed in part by being an extension. In my experience, WBQ-Euston fast services...

They have issued an updated consultation brochure for the ILP as well: https://www.tritaxbigbox.co.uk/media/jgxfva0i/ilpn-rfi-statutory-consultation-brochure.pdf As someone who lives locally (Newton-le-Willows), I am broadly pro this as the area is extremely well-connected and the benefits of...

Selfishly I would love the 350s on a Semi-Fast service between Crewe and Preston something like Crewe - Winsford - Hartford - Warrington BQ - Newton-le-Willows (my selfishness), Golborne - Wigan NW - Euxton - Preston. No idea if it would be possible to path but I could imagine their 110mph...

Whilst I have not done the analysis, I would have thought that one of the positives for electrification is that 25kv transformers are much lighter than either diesel engines or batteries, resulting in lower axle loads and therefore track maintenance. I appreciate this will be partially offset by...