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    Leeds Bradford Airport Parkway Business Case and Engineering Report

    Easy jet have just announced they are leaving Leeds Bradford so passenger numbers will fall significantly next yera.
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    Could ETCS see 140mph running on the East Coast Mainline?

    What is stopping the Selby diversion being increased to 140 mph as wans`t it built for 140 mph in the first place. I don`t think there are any road crossings so once ETCS reaches that area couldn`t it be increased to 140 ?
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    The Department of Transport Should be Re-located to Whitby.

    Or maybe Haven House, two trains a day ought to suffice
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    Far North Line - how could it be improved?

    Increasingly unreliable services due to lack of passing loops meaning missed connections at Inverness hasn`t helped.
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    Far North Line - how could it be improved?

    One quick win would be to allow higher speeds through the loops. There are some long loops which are restricted to 15 mph (entry speed) which i am told could be increased to 40 mph. That, over several loops could save a few minutes. As mentioned above a new passing loop between Inverness and...
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    Platform arrangements where high speed trains pass.

    Newark is debatable as it is 100mph immediately north of the platforms for the flat crossing to Lincoln. Trains will either be slowing to or accelerating from 100 mph and wouldn`t be anyway near 125 at the platforms
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    Defence Investment Plan - Impact on DfT Budget

    To prevent war you need to prepare for war. Age old truth
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    HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036

    There will be as places such as Coventry, Rugby, Milton keynes will still require fast services
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    HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036

    But if comparing todays seat numbers by the numbers the new trains will offer we need to remember some existing services will remain on the WCML to serve such destinations as Coventry etc etc so it isn`t such a simple calculation if I have understood it correctly
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    HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036

    also rememebr the *95`s will acceleraste faster than the 390`s
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    HS2 could cost up to £102.7bn and trains won't start until at least 2036

    It could if the government wasn`t in charge !
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    HS2 Reset: Evidence to Transport Committee - 9 July 2025 "Total overspend on high-speed rail could be as much as 100%"

    Yes, Cairo metro is the latest I believe
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    HS2 Reset: Evidence to Transport Committee - 9 July 2025 "Total overspend on high-speed rail could be as much as 100%"

    2A
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    Grand Central apply for Newcastle - Brighton direct

    I lived in brum for 30 years and Weston SM was the seaside destination of choice usually
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    HS2 Class 895s (Hitachi Alstom High-Speed)

    no one will be "left behind" as isn`t it reservation only, not walk up ?
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    222 contract for Scotrail: could Scotrail have procured new trains instead?

    It doesn`t have to "make do", it could have ordered NEW trains , nobody is making them take the 222`s
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    Fantasy: If you could re-design HS2 ...

    and it was to be electrified using some of the cash saved from binning the northern part of HS2 !
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    Get Boston Moving

    Connections at Sleaford for the Joint line are MUCH better since the new timetable, especially going from Boston to Lincoln although I appreciate your comment was regarding Nottingham - Spalding
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    Get Boston Moving

    I would question the figure of 267,000 for Boston. I live on the line and guard (certainly until revcently) rarely walked through the train to take local fares so I would say it is higher. Connections at Sleaford for Lincoln until the recent timetable change were hopeless but now are much...
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    Get Boston Moving

    The traffic is Boston is horrendous (in the summer especially all Skegness traffic HAS to go through thye town centre) and i have long advocated using Hubberts Bridge together with a new station near Sibsey east of Boston as park and rides for shoppers but this idea is nuts (costing 10 times the...

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