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NR has published proposals for Stafford/Norton Bridge rebuilding.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/11026.aspx
Basically just 4-5km of new line taking Birmingham-Manchester via Stone traffic over the WCML fasts at Norton Bridge, plus some rebuilding and resignalling at Stafford...
The Network Rail site (Resource Library/Track Access/Current Consultations)
now has a track access aplication from Merseyrail Electrics for quarter hourly inter-peak, Monday-Saturday, Chester-Liverpool services from the December timetable change, as predicted here before by merlodiww.
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