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In that report is talk of a new transfer deck over the entire width of the station East to West. Presumably with passenger waiting areas and perhaps retail business on the station upper level. I read that as meaning that, with some track realignment, there can be a narrow island platform with...

Crewe Hub government paper March 2018 Although the paper title says: High Speed Two: Crewe Hub Consultation Response Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Transport by Command of Her Majesty March 2018 - actually, a lot of the paper is not specifically about HS2. For example...

One of the comments to that newspaper article raises a good point. That a healthy slice of the benefit could be realised at low cost by simply adding two platforms and a car park where the Mid-Cheshire line passes over the WCML. And calling them part of Hartford Station and building a footpath...

Well, it is all politics of course. But the obstacles in the way of refurbishing the old route and the simple green fields nature of a new route create a situation where it may actually cost less money to build a new railway than to upgrade and maintain the old. So given that a new modern...

Euston-Crewe nonstop would be the service to try. Perhaps continuing to Newton-le-Willows. Last departure is 22:00 today. A 23:59 would much better suit many day trippers. Crewe has halfway decent parking for people who may have driven from quite far into the NorthWest. And thereby are able to...

The farmers won't have a choice of course. Act of Parliament, compulsory purchase, value of farmland as farmland assessed on a per acre basis. Sections of old right of way can be auctioned off, someone will want to build something everywhere it crosses a road. Unfortunately many of the bridges...

If it were allowed to use the lowlander to travel Euston-Crewe or Euston-Wigan as a seated passenger it would be popular. I suspect the reason it is not allowed is precisely that it would be too popular.

That's one of the things that makes a totally new right of way so attractive. North of Christleton and South of Littleton is a gap where little compulsory purchase of buildings would be needed. After that it is green fields to the outskirts of Crewe. Cost of land would not be too high, it is all...

There is definitely a need for a late departure from Euston that lets theatre-goers avoid an overnight stay in London. 23:59 departure would be ideal for theatre-goers. Perhaps the obvious thing, now that Chat Moss electrification has been completed, is to extend the last Euston-Manchester...

Yes, a visiting friend from overseas showed me that, as an example, if you walk up to the ticket office at Manchester airport railway station and ask for "A single to Chester" you will be sold the most expensive ticket for that journey. There are lots of ways of making that short journey (short...

Probably not cheaper, but certainly feasible. Very little infrastructure in the way, pretty much green fields all the way from Chester to the outskirts of Crewe. And as has been discussed already, the alternative - retrofit to OHLE would be relatively difficult and expensive for the few miles...

There is a feasible alternative though - a completely new right of way for Crewe - Chester. Built to UIC standards so as to open the possibility of terminating HS2 trains in Chester. In fact, even better, extend to Hooton where lots of space to build huge car parks is available. And spare...

Not if you make all trains first class only. Like Harry Perkins

Hamilton Square station still says "MERSEY RAILWAY" on the tower. And it hasn't been Mersey Railway for 70 years. The sign is a bit faded by now though.

I believe it! Overcrowding detracts from safety in a number of ways, including that way. Money for safety would be well spent if spent on providing longer or more trains so as to reduce overcrowding and on increasing space per passenger to Mk.II coach levels or better.

https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2011/12/09/143445891/russia-by-rail-getting-into-hot-water

Moderator note: split from My suggestion to increase the prices charged by on-board trolleys Well that's the problem isn't it? Something that works well in other countries is ridiculed in Britain. Are British people so very careless about their own welfare? Do British people expect everything...

It's a pity WSMR is not still around. A Northwich to Marylebone via Salop service would have been useful. It can't be that expensive to build just one platform on a line that is already in place?

The new (to be built) platform on the Manchester avoiding line perhaps.

Hot and cold water urns could not be too expensive. And a drain in the floor to carry away spills. Add a vending machine that sells teabags and overpriced china mugs in cute souvenir boxes for those who forgot to bring their own. Add the obligatory elf safety notice ("Children are advised to...