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Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/birmingham-new-street-yesterday-29-10.194367/ Considering how important multiple parts of the West Midlands network are to national routes, they get nowhere near the level of infrastructure investment they should be getting...

If we have a load of bi-modes running around, &/or battery trains work, there will be two issues; diesel has to come out of urban areas batteries need recharging Will there then be islands of complete electrification in urban areas, especially where they are not far from existing electric lines...

It's been mentioned in another thread, now that Daw Mill colliery has closed, there is the opportunity to considerably straighten the Coleshill-Nuneaton route. A straight line from Shustoke Reservoir to Galley Common would cut ~2km from the distance, & the tunnel at Ansley. (Cuts ~1minute at...

Could the Nuneaton-Leamington service be extended through to Stratford? Reversal required at Leamington. This would give a connection between Stratford & Coventry, which doesn't currently exist, & a vastly improved service for Leamington<>Stratford, including Claverdon & Bearley. Also, does...

The blurb on the HS2 map says; Yet the Crossrail site states that the nearest Crossrail station to that site will be Acton Main Line station. It's over 1km straight line between the two sites, & any new pedestrian route would be quite a bit further. There isn't even easy access to the...