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As determined by the Manchester Recovery Taskforce, a direct Liverpool to Cleethorpes service operated by Transpennine Express (formerly and incorrectly stated to be operated by Nothern trains, due to a missprint) has been put into consultation both options B and C. As C seems to be the most...

So I've found a piece of interesting history. There seemed to once be an experimental service called "London Crosslink" (NOT Crossrail!) ran by Anglia Railways which lasted from 2000 to 2002. It was intended to get people past London from north to south without changing trains. It ended due to...

Split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/my-idea-for-a-reduced-avanti-timetable.210788/ When Covid lockdown eventually ends, and everything settle's down, could the LNR timetable be rewritten? In my opinion, the LNR timetable has been somewhat of a disaster, mostly due to the amount...

Why not? The Cambrian line and the Thameslink core already have it, and the ECML is about to get it, so why not the WCML? It could be a great alternative for the already criticized HS2. It could speed trains on the WCML, as promised when the Class 390 was being introduced, which unfortunately...

This is something that has been circulating in my mind lately, should the Cromford and High Peak Railway Line reopen? If you don't know what this railway line was, the Cromford and High Peak Railway was a railway line running from Whatstandwell to Whaley Bridge. The Line opened in 1831 and was...

I'm not sure if there was any thread talking about this, but it's a topic worth reviving. There's been some talk about CrossCountry ordering new trains to replace their existing Intercity fleet. On my thread about the possible refurbishment of the Voyager sets, some people prefer that they were...

I've thought about this for a while, do you think that some class 350 sets could have a future with TPE? Okay, yes, they did work with TPE for a short while but they were second-hand units, but as the Transpennine Electrification Programme is ready in just 2 years time, would it be good to...

I hate to make another thread about EWR, but I have to. Following our (quite long) talk on EWR, I said this: Hopefully, this thread of mine is the last in a while about EWR and the last in a while from me. So, These are the services we know are going to happen: Oxford to Cambridge (2tph)...

(Split from this thread) Should the East West Rail be electrified? If so, would it be expensive, or delay the opening for the whole project/line? I'd like to hear your thoughts on this.

I was thinking of a line between Rugby/Long Buckby and Leicester to ease congestion on the M1 and make faster travel times between station on the south WCML and the north of England. So I came up with this: It's a link line which includes 3 stops, Lutterworth, Dunton Bassett and Countesthorpe...

If CrossCountry decide not to order/cascade trains which are not a part of the voyager family, could they refurbish their existing (or new if they order AWC sets) fleet? Let’s face it, the interior on the voyagers (or at least the CrossCountry ones some say) are bad, so what would you want to...

So, 45 Class 730 units are being rolled out on LNWR mid/short-distance services, but what about long-distance services? Well... could the Class 397 be the next generation of trains on LNWR long-distance services to replace the class 350 that currently operate them? What I was thinking of was...

Hello there! As discussed by TheWalrus, there are possibilities of using battery trains between the unelectrified Newbury and Bedwyn, which are currently used by Class 165's and Class 800's on services from London Paddington. There has been a similar idea to use battery trains for the...

If you created any MU/MU family, what would you make? No, literally. If you had the power to manufacture any type of Multiple Unit or Family, what would you come up with? Here's the default template: Train class/family name: Replacing: Number Built: Number of carriages: Capacity: Operator(s) ...

This post will be updated regularly. This post is from a few other posts from other threads that has been put into one thread, which makes this post. THIS IS NOT A SPAM! New services, lines, and TOC's (except existing ones) listed in this thread are ENTIRELY FICTIONAL. Any info that is entirely...

So, as we've heard, TransPennine Express plans to keep 22 class 185's in service. But where will the rest of the 29 go? To be honest, I don't know where they should go but cascading them to another company is my preferred idea. So, where do you think the rest of them should go?