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Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/merseyrail-most-punctual-rail-network-in-uk-for-second-year-running.198827/ As for the future, I'm in favour of keeping Merseyrail within its natural limits (Helsby, Shotton, Skem, just possibly Burscough Bridge) and as far as...

I'm increasingly puzzled by the reports about a proposed station for HS2/NPR at Manchester Airport. It seems from a letter in Today's Railways UK January issue that the new station will be a mile from the present one. Today's papers contain reports that the planned platforms face "the wrong way"...

Everyone who has looked at this idea seems to agree that it would have to start from a core of Bristol to Sheffield. My suggestion is that a half-hourly Bristol-Sheffield frequency from about 06:00 to 20:00 should call only at Bristol Parkway, Cheltenham, New Street and Derby. Alternative...

What is the most circuitous route between 2 stations on the same line? I nominate Ulverston to Kirkby in Furness, 18m 71 ch via Barrow but only about 4.5 miles as the crow flies. (Shorter via the non-passenger loop but the Rail Miles mileage engine said it was unable to calculate the distance!)...

It's often suggested that 4 trains per hour (tph) on the North TransPennine Express (TPE) route would be more robust than 5, but I would like to make the case for 5 tph. There are after all 5 potential destinations east of the Pennines (Newcastle via Durham city, Newcastle via Durham coast...

The Penwortham bypass opened before Christmas. Has any regular user of the Ormskirk-Preston line noticed any effect on passenger loadings, especially since UCLAN and Edge Hill universities reopened after the holidays?