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It certainly does, but then that is what makes it relevant as a suggestion for this thread about that route. I imagine the trains could be sent to the East side of Victoria to terminate if the will was there. It was very much a fantasy suggestion, and maybe in keeping with that there would...

If there was a way to be dictatorial about it then I would love to see a HS route running east from Manchester to a delta junction with the eastern arm to allow fast services to Leeds and Sheffield. The problems begin in Manchester where presumably the line would take the spare alignments...

Quite probably so, and not withstanding the point about Leicester not being served I think you are right. What it seems to me is that there are two very viable options that could be trialled to see what the demand for Manchester to the East Midlands truly is before any pouring of money into...

This is consistent with my experience, though there were some days it was busy and to be sure of a table seat I did often head well away from the buffers at Piccadilly. However the train did not stop in the midlands, and I think this is the important thing. It only ever really served...

Project Rio did the south curve at Dore reasonably well and fit in just behind the Liverpool to Norwich (out of Manchester) and ran in just behind the stopper I think (it arrived in Manchester about 20 past, so must have passed Chinley just after the stopper as that is 20 minutes later than the...

Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport is close 142 150 156 158 175 185 220 221 323 390 The occasional HST, though none scheduled at the moment since I believe there is no extra HST on summer saturdays this year. I doubt there is any 153 scheduled to run through, though I suppose...

Is this not just a little variation on the East Midlands Train on board electronics retailer that set up before Christmas? Obvious differences, but not the first time passengers have been exposed to sales.

Having done Fratton to Manchester (?) on a 158 in 2001 (may have been 2, PNE won 1-0 with a header from our short winger, possibly the only header he has ever scored) I think they were. Indeed that is what the suggestion in the timetable was. The southbound trip was on the normal loco and...

Codes work well in China, especially for those of us who can not speak Chinese. An example ticket: But those numbers are displayed on the departure screens, platforms, trains etc. Even the oldest styles of boards become easy to read. If a system for describing trains could be...

Indeed, we lost the manufacturing battle a long time ago. Whether we can keep the research and development lead I do not know, if we lose that one as well we might have real problems in the UK. I think this is never going to end in agreement. To my mind unless customers are seriously...

Point taken, that accident did showcase the bad side of Chinese industry. Generally speaking the quality of Chinese goods for export is higher than that which is consumed domestically, to the point I am often taking things that were made in China back to China from the UK for friends who do...

It seems you have some pretty strong stereotypes that are completely at odss with reality. It might have escaped your attention but the Chinese high speed network runs brilliantly, with a mixture of fast and slow(er) trains running all over the country with no notable problems at all. Nothing...

Is it possible that the "map" is just a generic illustration of planning rather than a particular location? If the black line is a railway then there are two stations on it, one quite close to the pink dot. It would not appear that there would be a need for a new station in that instance.

You think it will take that long? :) Given the performance of the UK in winter it might be sensible to look at the trains that are used on the Haerbin to Dalian high speed line that are specially designed to cope with the -30c temperatures in that area in the winter. Though we would probably...

I am not aware they have any problems with the 100's of high speed trains that are speeding around China every day. Not to mention the slower stuff that is running around. I never have any safety concerns getting on to a train that is going to go faster than anything we have in the UK. Indeed...

Per capita spending? If I was looking for equality that is where I would start. Which line in particular do you believe should be funded ahead of major routes in England that are not even on the table yet? Is Stirling to Aberdeen more important than Leicester - Nuneaton - Birmingham? or...

I would simplify the ticketing system by introducing a per mile fare which would then make it simple to calculate the cost of getting between any two points on the network and leave things like split ticketing pointless. Trains would also be classified (rather as they are in the headcodes) so...

How long does it take to get up to running speed? When I am travelling around China the trains claim to be up to 300km/h on what is basically an 8 minute journey from Suzhou to Kunshan or Wuxi (for example) I am not sure that makes a case for Crewe to Chester mind.

I think the key with out of town stations is integration, if there is a sensible service from Sheffield to Rotherham via Meadowhall, or Nottingham to Derby via Toton, then connections become very easy and you do not lose too much by having out of town stations. The opportunity to fuel...

I prefer the version that leaves at xx47 as that one still gets the same path south of Derby but allows connection from the train from Manchester/Liverpool. Going the other way it arrives just ahead of the fast London as well doesn't it (thinking this based on the slow leaving Leicester...