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Apologies if there is another similar thread, but does anyone know roughly when the next stages of construction will start? With tunnelling planned to finish in 2024, will tracklaying start then as well, followed by the overhead wires and signals, or will there be a delay before it starts?

Network Rail started work on two new lifts at Finsbury Park in December 2021 and said they would finish in November 2022, but don't look very close to finishing! Any update on what the delay is or how much longer it will take?

Loadings on the Elizabeth Line seem to have been higher than expected. It was built with the capability to take 11 coach trains (up from 9 currently) and up to 30 trains per hour (up from 24 currently). Has there been any information on what might trigger these increases in capacity or which...

As I understand it, when HS2 opens then Old Oak Common will be the terminus for a few years until the Euston Station rebuild is completed. Has there been much information released about how this will work in terms of onward connections? Surely they can't be expecting everyone to jump onto an...

Following the closure of the through running thread, I thought I would open one to discuss passenger numbers and whether the line is displacing passengers from other lines. E.g. is the Jubilee line now less busy between Bond Street and Canary Wharf?

I read a while ago that the issue would cause delays in the production of these new units while they ensured that the new trains wouldn't have the same issue. Is that delay still ongoing or have they solved it?

While looking at the new stats, I saw that Kilburn had a massive drop from nearly 2 million in 2014/15 to less than 1 million in 2015/16. The numbers haven't recovered since, and I was wondering what caused this large drop?

When going from Waterloo to Guildford in the morning, I get the 0800 which is normally a (fairly empty) 10-coach pair of 444s. However when coming back, I get the 1719 (or other trains around that time) and this is normally a busy pair of 450s. Are any of the return trains around this time 444s...

Grant Shapps has just been appointed Transport Secretary, does anyone know his views on rail? Surely he can't be as bad as Grayling.... https://twitter.com/10DowningStreet/status/1154122277249789961

Northern's services have started to be entered in Real Train Times, and because there are likely to be a few big changes, I thought they deserved their own thread. At this time, there are a couple of Hazel Grove - Blackpool services loaded in which are three minutes quicker between Piccadilly...

There will be 3 tpd in each direction between Liverpool and Glasgow, with 1 more stopping at Carlisle (up)/Oxenholme (down). Of these, only the 12.32 will stop at St Helens and continue to Scotland, although both the shorter services stop there. One train Glasgow-Liverpool will stop at Lea...

Great, is there somewhere this information is publicly available? What is the expected journey time between Liverpool and Preston?

Surprised no one has mentioned this before, but could ScotRail use the Hull Trains Class 180s as a stopgap once they are replaced by Class 802s?

There has been significant discussion on the Northern Pacer Withdrawals thread about historic pacer liveries, so I thought it deserved its own thread. What was your favourite Pacer livery? Do you have any happy Pacer memories?

Once the Class 777 is introduced, are there likely to be major changes to the timetable? Presumably it will allow more frequent services due to better acceleration and lower dwell times.

https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/17313697.plans-on-track-for-new-rail-link-between-bury-and-manchester/ According to the Bury Times, a rail link between Bury and Manchester would be feasible and cost effective. It would involve a shuttle service over the East Lancaster Railway line, to...

I guess it's time to start up the next thread about timetable changes. For me the questions are - will Chester to Leeds and Chester to Liverpool (via the Halton curve) services start running? Will TPE Manchester Scotland services transition to run via Bolton, and will they stop at Bolton (and...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/blackpool-manchester-electrification.66879/ Would it not be possible to say that peak time tickets for Manchester to Bolton are only valid on Northern services? i.e. not to sell any Bolton to Manchester anytime tickets which are...

Porterbrook are suggesting that the Class 350 could have batteries added that would allow it to match or outperform diesel trains on non-electrified routes, such as the Windermere branch. They are in discussions to create a demonstrator unit...

According to the table on page 36 of "UK rail industry financial information 2016-17" http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/26439/uk-rail-industry-financial-information-2016-17.pdf Govia Thameslink spent only £2 million on fuel and South Western & South Eastern spent <£0.5 million...