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Wow, imagine if the wires continued from Market Harborough to Toton (‘West of Nottingham’) and not to Nottingham itself. Let alone Derby. It wouldn’t release a single MML service, other than the fanciful Bedford-Leeds HS2 (no idea what platform that will lay over in - do they know something...

Chiltern wiring is such a low-hanging fruit, it's insane that it hasn't had more attention. High frequency services, with many stops and skip stopping patterns, a hilly route... journey time savings could be really impressive. I'd think maybe 15 mins quicker to Birmingham. It might need some...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/stevenage-platform-5.146540 Are there any frequency improvements coming? I assume Stevenage will turn just the 2tph, with the higher frequency operation from Hertford down?

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/stevenage-platform-5.146540/ How much additional work would it be to do the full P5 Hertford works (i.e. through, not bay) compared to future possessions? If it was done, what flexibility would it open up? Even if a service on the...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/mml-electrification.110445/ Will there be any spare capacity for new services once all the four-tracking, wires and platforms are done? Beyond the second Corby... seems like a pretty roomy railway, but appreciate the real issues...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/mml-electrification.110445/page-104#post-4200266 The Bedford-Leeds service is interesting - as we all wrangle with what to do with Bedford, having an hourly (?) long distance train starting from there to the North is another...

Is there scope to expand Stansted in terms of platforming? Or is the main issue the single tunnel (which I can't see investment for, for a good while).

Shouldn't contactless just be offered for all services in the old NSE area - we're almost "post-Oyster" already, in a physical sense. All that is needed is capping and intelligent, integrated ticketing so that people can make journeys which include NR, tube, bus, whatever - which inspectors on...

I travel through here regularly, and often notice it's half empty. Quite often, only 2 platforms out of 8 will have any trains in them at all. In the peaks, there can be a full 10 minutes between any trains leaving. It seems to me to be massively underused. What do others think? No doubt...

With the Ipswich avoiding chord being approved last month, improvements seem more likely. So how many freight trains will be cleared from the GEML, NLL and WCML from this, and the other projects such as work at Ely, Peterborough and Nuneaton? What passengers improvements are planned in...

We have a DB thread but E* are also ordering new trains and hoping to ru services to, I believe: Amsterdam, Lyon and Geneva. I'm guessing that as with DB, these might split (I guess at Lille). Do we know any more about their plans? Or are they using the new trains on Paris runs? And...

I'm a bit of a cynic, but I think we'll all agree that the Government like to announce projects and reconfirm them about a million times before spade touches earth. So I'd quite like to know: - When will the work start on redoubling the Swindon - Kemble line? - When will GW...

Sorry - would have bumped this thread with a post but it's closed: http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=30788 Is there any news on the proposed Evergreen 4? As the Evergreens all occurred before DB Rail, do we even think they will continue? What do people think would be viable...

Hi, I was reading the RUS-es where they mention the most popular flows within the study scopes and wondered, which are the most popular journey station pairs and flows in the entire UK? Some guesses from me: Chelmsford - Liverpool Street Romford - Liverpool Street East Croydon - Victoria...

I've bought two advanced tickets from Truro to London on Sun May 8th. They were significantly cheaper than the direct train - timetabled as: Leg 1 of 2 Truro d 14:19 Exeter St Davids a 16:55 2:36hrs Leg 2 of 2 Exeter St Davids d 17:19 London Paddington a 20:21 3:02hrs But...