The Transpennine route is an area of the country I have little experience of, so thanks to everyone on this thread for all the detail they've provided. I've spent an afternoon reading up on the history of the line, and I'm fascinated that there was a four track route between Manchester and Leeds - I thought at best there would have been just be some short 4 track sections.
Is there any point in reinstating the full line as a 4 track route, or is the proposed NPR route going to perform a much better job of providing fast lines than the old ones alongside the remaining tracks ever did?
Is there any point in reinstating the full line as a 4 track route, or is the proposed NPR route going to perform a much better job of providing fast lines than the old ones alongside the remaining tracks ever did?