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I do have an idea I think solves most of the issues. Firstly, hand over the fast lines between Harrow and Moor Park to Network rail. This would provide an uninterrupted twin track from Aylesbury to Marylebone. This can be electrified 25kv. Issues with the bank between Harrow and Moor Park...

You could go Barcelona - San Sebastian - Hendaye - Paris (sometimes a change at Bordeaux required). Its a lovely scenic route, dont know how competitive it is on price.

Maybe not a very useful contribution but I could swear I have been on a train from Marylebone that arrived in platform two on my way back to Great Missenden

I think you highlighted the exact problem, it was pretty unreliable, and that makes it a pretty bad train. However, other big factors were reduced level of demand for travel than when they were ordered, and probably the slightly higher running costs than expected made an easy solution to bin...

Amersham waiting room on the island platform throws out a lot of heat from the electric heaters. Certainly warmer than whenever I put my central heating on in the winter - feels like someone has set it to 25 degrees or put in on max.

I think retention to Brackley may have been useful at a stretch. There's a lot of commuter traffic on the roads between Brackley and Aylesbury, but the railway was designed for long distance freight and passenger services. Getting the crayons out, if you were to design an extension now days from...

You should book in advance for AVE tickets due to RENFE using a demand based system similar to airlines. It's also quite normal to turn up at the station and no seats are available to book (no standing on high speed /long distance services. Last time I was in Granada, I remember the trains...

If your looking to book tickets, you will want to make sure you are reserving media distancia. But honestly, if cercanías are available, you are better buying from the machine at the stadium 1653747008 *station

I would say throwing 2/4 tph down the new north mainline to High Wycombe might be an easy extension, with new stations at Acton (yes another Acton station!) and Greenford. I don't think the service need be any more frequent and I wouldn't have any of the planned Chiltern services going down to...

Maybe metro L2 to Lliria, it gets quite nice towards the end, some nice walks around

After living in Valencia for donkeys years, there's a one I really liked. Take the 'cercanias' to Xativa and go to the castle.

The 172s Chiltern had always had a top speed of 100mph, I was on one through to Birmingham Moor Street a few years ago which was coupled to a 168 and definitely doing 90. Can you show me your source for suggesting they are only 75mph?

I took the train from Princes Risborough to Marylebone on Tuesday and I can confirm the 5 car RAT was out on that side of the depot, beside the Central running lines if that helps

Compensation wouldn't be such a problem as it is commercial real estate. If the required space for the station expansion was taken, and the space above redeveloped to residential, there is even a chance it could be financially beneficial.

Indeed the width of the platforms under the canopy has changed before at least once at Marylebone. Back in GCR days, platform 1 and 2 was much wider, I recall from photos that there was a road down the middle of it. It might be possible to get 5 platforms under the canopy as the platforms are...

Not sure if you were adapting HS2 on your map but the route it takes out of London is quite a bit off. You have it following the GWR via Slough, but it should more closely shadow the Chiltern Mainline through Ruislip, then loosely follow the A413 towards Aylesbury and from there roughly in a...

I've always been a very sociable person but like traveling alone. Trains arent to everyones taste, so I would quite happily 'get all nerdy' and fit in a lot of travel during the day, and stay in a hostel and go out with everyone at night. Very fun but not for everyone. Best done at an age where...

Admittedly I don't know the area well but google says its also served by metrolink. Are we counting them as a TOC? I was suprised to see there are no TPE trains stopping there!

I think the answer to the OPs question, as already stated, is likely to be Swindon. But another one high on that list will be High Wycombe. The most up to date figures I can find (as of 2019) put it at about 140,000 for the 'High Wycombe Urban Area'.

Not really though is it. If the employee is autistic it may highlight a need for further training for employees with disabilities.