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Manchester Piccadilly had (before the May 18 TT change) xx46 departures to Glossop, Stoke and Crewe (via Man Airport). If the signalling & dispatch god's aligned you'd see the sight of 3 323s snaking out of Piccadilly station throat at the same time.
Nothing more than running around at 100mph and having beers in the evening.
All 195/331/397s and Mk 5as have been thoroughly tested there, but were they doing start/stop runs simulating stopping at stations, back up to 60/70mph and then braking again to simulate real world conditions? Doubt it...
It appeared to be the Down Fast OLE through Euxton Jn that was damaged. Because the OLE is headspan on this section of the WCML all lines were shut, presumably until the severity can be established and status of lines found out.
Because the damage was through the junction, it effectively...
Earlestown is actually nearer Newton-le-Willows town centre than Newton-le-Willows station is. Earlestown is a convenient stop for TfW as I presume the low line speed for the curve negates a 1minute dwell time, whereas Newton-le-Willows is a preferred station (as mentioned above) for P&R, and...
Try this one
http://www.railrover.org/pages/north-country-rover.html
North Country Rover 4 in 8. Bit pricey, but works out at around £25 per day. Includes York-Scarborough and Middlesbrough.
That's IW1 diagram, which this morning was an IET from Paddington to Plymouth and back. So unless they've repaired the power car (defective Speedo), it will an IET.