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    Is green electricity subsidising rail freight?

    Aside from rail freight/mode shift grants etc., the fact that traction electricity is all from green sources (EDF nuclear currently), is this seen as an extra subsidy for rail freight, vs. e.g. shipping which can't use electricity, or road, which also primarily still uses diesel? Much of this...
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    Restrictions on Manchester Piccadilly tracks 13 and 14 for freight? Any potential solutions?

    Nothing more than "someone said that someone else said it" to alleviate passenger capacity concerns (assuming 15/16 doesn't happen), so I'm wondering if it's actually something that's being discussed, or an innocent repeat of something that was meant to be ridiculous.
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    Restrictions on Manchester Piccadilly tracks 13 and 14 for freight? Any potential solutions?

    Has anyone heard anything about possibly only allowing freight trains to/from Trafford Park to pass through Piccadilly at night?

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