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I'm not sure that I really understand this argument. Let's us suppose that a new High Speed line is built between Manchester and Leeds. What will the customer get -- probably a 4- or 5-train an hour service with long trains (8-9 cars) taking 25-30 mins. I doubt if it will be much better than...

I would put forward the proposition that the problem between Leeds and Manchester is not the lack of speed but the lack of capacity, lack of both track and train capacity. If long trains were the norm instead of the 3-car mini trains, then a 45 min or so train journey could be quite a...

I am somewhat bemused by this sudden enthusiasm to increase capacity across the Pennines. It was only a year or so back that plans to 4-track the 5 mile stretch of line between Diggle and Marsden by restoring the two disused Standedge tunnels were abandoned. The reason given was that...

I have always thought that Zone 2 should be merged into Zone 1. There are too many zones at the moment.

Claire Perry is an interesting choice as a Transport Minister. As MP for Devizes she has been very vocal in advocating the extension of the GWR suburban electrification from Newbury to Hungerford, Kintbury and Bedwyn, a distance of 14 miles. Her response to the GWR refranchising (dated just a...

The above description sounds good. I would presume that any Victoria-Liverpool train could then be held in Platform 4 until the line ahead was clear from any Piccadilly-Victoria crossing over to get to Platform 3.

Building a new station on a single track section of line will by its very nature reduce the overall capacity of the line. Seems rather counter productive.

So sounds like a bit more redoubling will probably be in the pipeline as well.

Is the proposed station on an existing double track section of the Cotswold line ?

Thanks, but I'm afraid it's a bit too detailed. One can't see the wood from the trees. I have seen some track diagrams diagrams a while back with two options , A) and B). I have forgotten where.

Crikey. How confusing. This would then make Platform 5 used by Ordsall Chord bound trains (sensible). However does this not make the usage of Platform 4 more complicated as it is then used by both Victoria bound trains from Ordsall Chord and Chat Moss bound trains from Victoria. Surely not ?

Thanks for that. I am very used to the terms 'Up' and 'Down' when referring to London but not so used to them in other parts of Britain. So just to make sure there is no confusion 'Up' means 'Towards Victoria' and 'Down' means 'Away from Victoria'. The use of Platforms 1-4 seems logical...

I gather that the government has approved an extra three platforms as part of the local intrastructure program announced today. I have no details. The presume the extra platforms will be: - one direction to Victoria from Liverpool and Ordsall Chord - one direction to Liverpool - one...

I presume that there are quite a number of 142s and 150s not being used on Merseyside because of the Huyton blockade. I would like to think that they all have been transferred to Yorkshire for the weekend. As to whether they have been or not, I have no idea.

... but double track ... surely

Although the Network Rail pamphlet does not state it, I am assuming that the proposed flyover will be two track to take both northbound and southbound traffic over the ECML. If the Stamford lines are slewed and the flyover starts in the middle, that will remove any at grade conflicts there...

Given that the line between Plymouth and Penzance is two-track, what is there is stop a half hourly frequency along the route already ? Is the signalling really that bad that only 1 train per hour can run in each direction ? Surely not.

Well, let's hope so. The prospect of Trans Pennine trains to Hull being diesel hauled because the last few miles from Selby to Hull are not wired is a complete nonsense. This final piece of wiring has appeared as a no-brainer to most people bar the DfT. I'm sure it will get wired eventually...

I agree. I think this is just a local reporter rehashing (and exaggerating) the old story of Network Rail looking into various schemes. There has been no new statement in the last day or so from anyone. The story was barely worth printing.

Until 09:00 this morning I thought that official position on capacity across the Pennines was quite simple: 1) Re-open the Woodhead Tunnel - No, not needed. 2) Re-Open the two disused Standedge tunnels to give a 5-mile section of quadruple track between Diggle and Marsden - No, not needed...