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There used to be Sat Only 1220 WAT - PNZ. 9-car which would be first 3 to PNZ, middle 3 EXD, and rear 3 BRI. Booked nearly all stations west of BSK and would arrive around 20h30. Only ever done it once! :D Also longest train CLJ Platform 9 could accommodate without using SDO.

STRATFORD INTERNATIONAL Cost nearly £200 million to build, and they could move the station building itself to be part of Stratford to make interchange and visibility much better (Platform 11/12 at Stratford cross Stratford box). Even before it was finished, it was not going to receive...

Power doors on the MK3s might improve things as there are instances when the Guard has to go and close the door at the other end of the train at places like Manningtree where its mostly self dispatch. I think the best 'realistic' solution in the short-term is new, comfortable stock similar...

In reply to BaldRick, as I have also already brought up on here, aside from a fast COL-IPS-NRW Service the best way to speed up timings is replacing the current IC stock with a modern EMU. The current arrangement of 90s + MK3s has much slower acceleration and much longer dwell times than that of...

I agree this is incorrect. If you look at the original documentation for the fairly recently NLL and GOBLIN upgrades it was at least partly funded by TFL on the basis that they would make a return within 30 years.

I think that much more viable service would be a direct Brighton to Birmingham service via the WLL and WCML. Using 220/221 Units end to end timings would be approx 2h30m and calling at the following stations : BTN -> GTW -> ECR -> CLJ -> KPA -> SPB -> WFJ -> MKC -> RUG -> COV -> BHI -> BHM...

Having spent the past 18 months travelling up and down the GEML from Ipswich to London, the best thing that could be done to speed up InterCity journey times would be to replace the 90+MK3s with a modern EMU with vastly improved acceleration and station dwell times and cutting out some stops...

For the return leg, You can also catch the 05:03 Clapham Junction to Watford Junction arr. 05:40 and catch the 05:39 Euston - Glasgow train at 6:02.