GRALISTAIR
Established Member
Leeds - York / Selby / Hambleton makes the most sense to go first, as mentioned above it would then give VTEC an alternative route out of Leeds (something they may well have been planning for anyway), as well as a diversionary route. And of course the TPE bi-modes could run electric from at least Leeds going north rather than from York. Plus with a bit of careful planning the stoppers could be switched to electric, either starting in the east facing bays at Leeds or running through from the Aire & Wharfe valleys. The faster acceleration of the 333s and hopefully the 331s should help alleviate at least some of the bottleneck problems on that stretch.
And a new pattern of service- Leeds to Edinburgh and Glasgow all electric