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Beeston Castle

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edwin_m

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In the worst case the turnaround times might trigger the need for an extra train and crews, which I would guess at about £1m a year for a 2-car Sprinter. As well as the possible need for extra platforms at both ends to accommodate it during the turnarounds. All of that could blow a huge hole in any business case.
 
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Except if the turnaround time is tight consistantly across the day it can be a performance risk and it is taken into consideration regardless of if there are paths. If it proves to be relaible then so be it.

The only way it would work is to resignal the route as the very long block section from Beeston to Crewe Steel Works is going to impact services behind without a doubt I really do not think it is financially viable.
 

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It is due to be re-signalled and was meant to be done in the last year or so but it has fallen foul and ended back up in CP6. Beeston and Steelworks boxes go and the blocks get shorter.
 

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Beeston Castle itself is something of a tourist attraction and might attract day trippers from Chester.

Beeston Castle is unfortunately a fair walk, along awkward lanes, from Beeston Castle station.
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This station would not just be about serving Tarporley or the Castle - the adjacent road used to be a lovely road, and is now often gridlocked in summertime with traffic heading into Chester. This would be an ideal site for a small station with an extensive car park built on the large scrapyard which can be relocated elsewhere. This could be built long before the electrification arrives.

I disagree with arguments regarding turnaround times - this should never stop progress of the railway, as that is something that could be ironed out in years to come as numbers grow and the project pays for itself. One issue that could be a problem is paths - however that stretch of line is not at saturation.

By "scrapyard" do you mean the architectural salvage business nearby?
 
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