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NorthStaffs

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Can anyone in the know explain why this is seekingly routed the long way round instead of the original more direct route down theWCML turning off at Crewe and then using North Staffs line via Stoke & Uttoxeter? Noticed that this route was in fact used a few Sundays/Mondays ago so hoping this might mean more freight on a pretty unused midlands east west rail link.
 

DarloRich

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Can anyone in the know explain why this is seekingly routed the long way round instead of the original more direct route down theWCML turning off at Crewe and then using North Staffs line via Stoke & Uttoxeter? Noticed that this route was in fact used a few Sundays/Mondays ago so hoping this might mean more freight on a pretty unused midlands east west rail link.
WCML closed north of Lancaster (?) yesterday
 

Neo9320

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Can anyone in the know explain why this is seekingly routed the long way round instead of the original more direct route down theWCML turning off at Crewe and then using North Staffs line via Stoke & Uttoxeter? Noticed that this route was in fact used a few Sundays/Mondays ago so hoping this might mean more freight on a pretty unused midlands east west rail link.
North staffs line closes overnight. Signallers only work till about 11pm I believe
 

Spartacus

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I couldn’t get out to see this last time so would appreciate the heads up if anyone notices it running again soon.

It's running tonight, 56105 in charge.

 

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