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As 450s are Suburban units with 3+2 seating, it is unbelievable that SWT would even consider running them on their premier line all the way to Weymouth. To travel such a distance in a 450 would be enough to put anyone off train travel. There is already enough rumpus about SWT running them on...

They could, of course, lower their prices to attract more custom !!

Hiiden away in the document is a small scheme that I had not heard of before - namely the 25kv overhead electrification of the Guide Bridge to Stalybridge line. With this in place the Stalybridge to Manchester Piccadilly trains will take over the suburban stops from Guide Bridge so allowing...

But if the only sensible fare is an Adnce fare, then that brings brings the frequency down to 1 a day. The one that you are booked on

Gosh, how complicated. .... and the general public is expected to know all this ? I think not.

With Corby station being a single platform on a stretch of single track, has enough space been left to re-instate double track and construct a second platform if needs arose in the future ?

How about this for a imaginative way of making the new trains better than the ones that they will replace ----------- namely making the seats align with the windows so that you can see out. Surely in 2009 that should not be beyond the wit of man ! As to its likelihood ----- err ... not much

Please note that Hitachi will have a "train assembly" facility in Britain, not a "manufacturing plant". Read into that what you will. The devil is always in the detail. I read elsewhere that three locations are currently being evaluated - Asby da la Zouch (near the Old Dalby test track)...

.. but what exactly is being ordered ? ... or is that still to be decided. The article is very vague. All that one can deduce is that the order is for x trains of y carriages with some trains being electric, some diesel and some "bi mode". Not really that informative.

What does this mean ? a) A line from London to Birmingham then split like a Y with one leg to Manchester and the other to Leeds b) A line from London to Birmingham then on to Manchester then on to Leeds Without such clarity, the statement is meaningless

Oh ! The country is in the worst financial mess for ages and it probably take a generation to sort it out. Our children will still be paying taxes for the foolishness of the last few years. Britain invented the railway. Surely we should be able to build our next generation of trains...

The country is in a financial mess. Firms are going bust. People are losing their jobs. Then the DfT is to announce that a Japanese firm is to build new trains for us. Am I missing something ?

Sorry, what exactly are you saying ? Are you saying that the grade seperated junction north of St Pancras is not actually built yet ? You certainly imply that. If so, this is in contradiction to other correspondents.

Great. I am delighted to hear that the junction is grade seperated. I ws not aware of that. Has the junction an official name ? 'St Pancras' junction or 'Kings Cross' junction perhaps

As I understand it as well, the junction north of St Pancras is not grade separated. With so many trains planned to run, that does seem to be rather shortsighted. A northbound GN train may have to be held at St Pancras if a southbound train from Bedford is approaching. How many trains per...

How complicated. How many travelling members of the public will understand all these rules ? 1 in 1000 (if that) I would guess.

Over 20 years ago I did a day trip from Barrow-in-Furness to Manchester Victoria on a 140 or 142 Pacer. That is 2.5 hours each way on a vehicle that is little more than a bus on wheels. I remember the journey well. Even to this day, I would rather find another means of transport than travel in...

While this is technically true that no statement has been made, it is in effect a governement pre-announcement -- which is the way that Governments do things. Strange but true. So this can be treated as a firm intention that the GW Mainline will be electrified. What may not have been decided...

Perhaps the phrase "mid 1960s" might not have the perfect precision about it. The Crewe-to-Manchester section was operational on 12 September 1960, the Crewe-to-Liverpool section followed on 1 January 1962 with the full Euston to Liverpool/Manchester service operational in April 1966 and the...

A lot of common sense in Waverley's proposal.