Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
Yes they’ve done quite nicely out of the timetable reshuffle. What with the LNWR services too they must be in line for one of the best frequencies ever.
Will be very interesting to see if people mostly choose a cheaper price or a faster service, particularly now the prestige of the Virgin brand has gone.
Blackpool is a weird one as it has practically become part of the core service offering (in the same way as Edinburgh) - it depends whether that will continue. Personally, I do think that three/four fasts via the Trent are more than sufficient.
The thread has previously covered that the Glasgow leg may not return - hence my comment.
An interesting question would be whether dropping that Glasgow permanently would allow enough extra freight paths for the rest of it to be made a bit less hotchpotch and more regular interval? If it would I would be inclined to support that.