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It's only 45 miles if you go around Dartmoor, which I believe is what NR looked at, still keeping Newton Abbott and other towns like Totnes on the fast line. It is 35 miles if the alignment takes a more direct route through or under Dartmoor. The current line's route is about 50 miles long, so...

Everyone's going to shout 'crayonista' at me for this but anyway The wider social (if, OK, not the financial case) for a new inland fast line through Dartmoor linking Plymouth and Exeter at 125mph or 140mph is really quite strong - The current journey between those Exeter and Plymouth takes an...

nice, very comprehensive! As an aside, the Tyne and Wear Metro interior looks rather pleasant

I registered specifically to post this, so I hope it helps... What used to be called South West Trains, and what is now South Western Railway, out of Waterloo, has some longitudinal seating. Specifically on on their British Rail Class 455s that run to Guildford via Cobham. The trains can be...