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Point taken about the diesel-electric shunters but what about replacing the mainline locos; we're sending 86's to Hungary, 87's to Bulgaria and scrapping others whilst running - as the previous poster notes - exceedingly ugly but functional diesel-electrics. What's the point of all the OHLE when trains are running mainly diesel-hauled under the wires. The government is talking about extending electrification from Manchester to Preston via Bolton and Chorley but not encouraging British manufacturers to come up with suitable replacements for the ageing 9X electric locos that would be ideal for Trafford Park traffic north once this electrification was complete. Wiring up GOBLIN and the NLL throughout and gauge-widening the crucial parts of the freight network make far more economic sense than throwing billions at HS2 which will never pay for itself.
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