northwichcat
Veteran Member
Where will it call between Liverpool and Manchester (I seem to remember Huyton, in which case it would probably be the fastest train calling there?).
Possibly only Huyton.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's main use was people turning up at Lime St/Victoria and piling on the next 2 car train to Manchester/Liverpool rather than waiting for the TPE services.
Depends on timings and paths. If the Northern Connect departs Lime Street 5 minutes after the TPE Edinburgh via York service then it won't have many Manchester passengers unless Arriva introduce some cheap Northern only tickets.