Blackpool to London who would use the service?

[ValleyLines142]

So a daily fast working something like 07:00 Blackpool to London and 18:00 London-Blackpool should fit the bill?

More or less, or even a 06:30 Blackpool to London to arrive on the 09:00 point. Returning maybe 17:00.
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There's two approaches here:

1. The service does a set down only stop at Piccadilly southbound and a pick up only northbound.
2. It replaces the existing Manchester-Crewe-London service. In that case probably set down and pick up restrictions at Crewe would need to be implemented and another service would need to take the Crewe-London passengers.

I think that could work its so difficult to completely brush up a new service, it seems easy but there's 101 things to think about :P

 

[tbtc]

More or less, or even a 06:30 Blackpool to London to arrive on the 09:00 point. Returning maybe 17:00

You'd then get lots of complaints about peak fares, lack of cheap singles etc...

 

[ValleyLines142]

You'd then get lots of complaints about peak fares, lack of cheap singles etc...

I don't know whether leaving half an hour earlier would increase fares to peak hours.