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St Pancras to Manchester via Derby (possibly more to Leeds too)
Kings Cross to both Nottingham and Sheffield via Grantham
Kings Cross to Norwich via Cambridge
Paddington to Southampton/Bournemouth via Reading
as some examples
The St Pancras service to Manchester I think should be instead of one of the Corby services and run as the slowest service as it won't compete on speed as highlighted from London but could on price. (A connecting shuttle provided to / from Kettering instead.)
St Pancras to Leeds should be an extension of the Nottingham fast - again wouldn't win on speed from London to Leeds compared to the ECML but price certainly.
No space at Kings Cross for the extra services from ECML to Sheffield via Nottingham unless you divert the Newark services there but that would be at the expense of Lincoln which I think would be a more preferable destination.
Kings Cross to Norwich may work if splitting at Ely or the existing Ely terminator is extended to Norwich. However the route to Kings Lynn is getting busier so needs longer trains
As for Paddington to Southampton / Bournemouth via Reading I could see that happening as a result of HS2 at Old Oak Common and wouldn't rule it out.