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On which page was it explained?

Agreed

Apologies if mentioned before, but what will the final name for the new operator be called...?

I found the reason why Wedgwood can't reopen

I feel like I'm bad-mouthing my own team here, but I feel 80Xs and the whole concept of Bi-modes are new to the railway and any failures in passenger service must surely be down to the fact that they're a bit like "prototypes" and not that they're bad trains or anything

My point exactly, and that's not even counting the ability to run off 25kv

I have an answer for you - the PACER

Why have diesel generators making electricity when there's already perfectly good electricity overhead?

That's why bi-modes are a good choice for XC

If Alstom can make a small batch, why would the trains not be tilting? They could redesign the trains slightly for the GB loading gauge but they could still tilt and run at 125mph...

I mean on the WCML, don't be pedantic.

I don't have much knowledge on this, but didn't they build the original batch of pendos in Washwood Heath, England and then (5 years later) set up a new production line in Savigliano, Italy for a small batch of more coaches and trains? Couldn't this happen again with the new trains for the new...

I'm not suggesting more 390s - just similar EMUs + BMMUs (with tilting) that would meet modern safety standards (if you read my reply, i did clarify that)

Ok, fair, but why would they replace fast trains (AKA super voyagers) with slower trains? Any new trains would need to surely match the capability of the pendos because their going to run on services to birmingham and manchester - if they had a fleet of slower trains then it would be more...

It's even worse at Wedgwood - the platforms are looking low... (img date: 2018) Perhaps Barlaston is a better candidate for reopening?

One of the platforms at Barlaston looks a little worn (img date: 2016)

No "mini-pendos" please. Preferably, just regular 390s, but i hope if they build similar trains, just slightly more modern.

2004 actually. It'd be nice to see a station that closed 16 years ago reopened however, and Barlaston seems to be favoured for reopening, because it's platforms are supposedly safer than the ones at Wedgwood...

Newer trains, more comfortable.... https://www.gwr.com/about-us/modernising-gwr/iet

As far as I can see, the general public favours Barlaston for reopening. Here are some links to more material relating Barlaston reopening: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-01-18/debates/1601194000021/ReopeningOfBarlastonRailwayStation(Stoke-On-Trent)...