Can I ask anyone who has read the Modern Railways article, what is the status of the reported future Norwich-Matlock service? I realise that the Norwich-Liverpool split is set to happen after the franchise change: assuming that I could find others concerned at the impact on Derwent Valley service reliability, is this a done deal that we are stuck with, a proposal that there is some point in trying to fight, or a bit of speculation that is too early to get heated about?
My thoughts would be, that until Abellio or DfT officially release more information, to take anything the media print with a huge grain of salt. Modern Railways claim to have interviewed a spokesman from Abellio, but there is no way to verify the information printed as it is the only source.