Nomad8459
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The issue with 15/16 as i see it is that plans for HS2 if it arrives at Manchester will affect the proposals put forward for 15/16
- am hearing HS2 may well get to Leeds (which i also hear is to have its station redesigned again!! - didn't get it right first time really) but if it gets to Leeds it may not get to Manchester -
The 15/16 platforms are really needed along with a third track that could be squeezed in from some designs i saw between Oxford Rd and Deansgate (more of a loop really bolted onto side of viaduct) - no point doing 15/16 to hack it up for HS2 - the plans i saw for HS2 at Piccadilly were grandiose indeed ( too much so? ) - 15/16 may well be a better idea -
The fact that Leeds is scheduled for the works suggest they do expect HS2 to arrive there but again having watched real time trains recently and also from experience - so many delays still occur around Leeds and York for the TPE services - so the first redesign cant have worked well.
- am hearing HS2 may well get to Leeds (which i also hear is to have its station redesigned again!! - didn't get it right first time really) but if it gets to Leeds it may not get to Manchester -
The 15/16 platforms are really needed along with a third track that could be squeezed in from some designs i saw between Oxford Rd and Deansgate (more of a loop really bolted onto side of viaduct) - no point doing 15/16 to hack it up for HS2 - the plans i saw for HS2 at Piccadilly were grandiose indeed ( too much so? ) - 15/16 may well be a better idea -
The fact that Leeds is scheduled for the works suggest they do expect HS2 to arrive there but again having watched real time trains recently and also from experience - so many delays still occur around Leeds and York for the TPE services - so the first redesign cant have worked well.