It's either Virgin High Frequency or Very High Frequency, I'm not actually sure which. But it's the new timetable that was introduced onto the WCML a couple of years ago once the 390s and 221s were fully in place to take advantage of the higher top speed available to them and also the higher unit availability (more trains available per day) to enable an increasing of service frequency and speed along the whole route. However it has had knock on effect for other operators on the WCML making their paths much more restricted.
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It's either Virgin High Frequency or Very High Frequency, I'm not actually sure which. But it's the new timetable that was introduced onto the WCML a couple of years ago once the 390s and 221s were fully in place to take advantage of the higher top speed available to them and also the higher unit availability (more trains available per day) to enable an increasing of service frequency and speed along the whole route. However it has had knock on effect for other operators on the WCML making their paths much more restricted.
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I can see why you'd think this - over 150 additional coaches sounds like a big impact, but the truth is that passenger numbers have gone up at the same time and there's not a lot of clear "winners" from the process. This is why any announcement of "hundreds of new coaches" needs to be taken with caution, it may well be that they have minimal benefit (once cascades are taken into account)
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