railfan100
On Moderation
Having visited Manchester this weekend and looking at the capacity issues the city seems to have with the rail network I cannot help being of the mindset is it potentially self inflicted? In the late 80's Victoria had approx 17 platforms give or take and was running the Pennine services which seem to be quicker running via Ashton rather than via the heavily speed restricted Guide Bridge area to Piccadilly.
Has the problem with capacity been made much worse by scaling down Victoria for a 'quick buck' in selling off the land for the MEN whilst this is at the expense of the long term strategy with regional transport? Comments welcome but I feel if services were split better between the two main stations if Victoria was still a reasonable size we would not have the capacity concerns that seem to be present? Is the platform capacity of Manchester less today than in the 1980's my research shows it is?
Has the problem with capacity been made much worse by scaling down Victoria for a 'quick buck' in selling off the land for the MEN whilst this is at the expense of the long term strategy with regional transport? Comments welcome but I feel if services were split better between the two main stations if Victoria was still a reasonable size we would not have the capacity concerns that seem to be present? Is the platform capacity of Manchester less today than in the 1980's my research shows it is?