VTPreston_Tez
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In reality they have 11 minutes at both ends if the train isn't delayed due to 5 minutes padding being in the timetable.
The unit arriving from Hull at Manchester has always formed the next service back to Hull when ever I've seen it. I don't know so much about the Hull end but I'm sure the last time I caught a Manchester train at Hull it was formed using a unit that arrived a few minutes earlier.
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TPE serving Wigan is not a certainty. While the Northern Hub plans mention more fast services between Wigan and Manchester, Network Rail and DfT have stated that the Wigan diversion for the Scottish services is permanent so more spaced is reserved for long distance travellers instead of commuters. Replacing Bolton commuters with Wigan commuters wouldn't seem to achieve that benefit.
Yep. At night, the service is diverted to run non-stop through Wigan, at least AFAIK. I've rode it twice at least.