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Leamington to Moor St is the issue generally. You have to do a bit of shuffling to divert the via Cov XC when that route is blocked, so if the Reading Newcastle eventually is able to be diverted it opens up a path.

Ebeneezers isnt that far?

Its a performance related bonus, if all the scorecards hit their targets (good luck with that ever happening), the full amount is paid out. I am assuming that RMT want that got rid off and the bonus amount just paid into salaries regardless of performance.

Oxford has the new down platform being built and also the opportunity to get the unit out the way as an ECS to the sidings.

Its not going to be Lancaster.

Bicester and Leamington are appalling places to terminate at from the south, Banbury would have legs if it was ever considered.

No chance of Bicester or Leamington.

People naturally gravitate to the fastest trains, so the WMT are out as they are all shacks to International. People are going to for example bin the 0812 to New St when the 0827 or 0830 gets there shortly after it.

Still would take the same time as you trundle along to keep the timetable.

Right, so it not really OOC to Brighton then.

Power supply is computer modelled by the principal route engineer (PRE)

How would you do that? There is no connection to the WLL

Struggled enough to get Bromsgrove Westerleigh to what it is now. Level crossings still causing the problems.

807s are more power hungry, also factor in that NR are now probably at a point where they don't want to get perilously close to the limits.

Thats a permanent solution, it looks like the viaducts sit on the existing road.