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Midland Mainline
The Midland mainline electrification is undoubtedly welcome, but, how much use will the wires get?
At the moment at Peaktimes, I think, (someone corect me if i am wrong here) there are about 10 trains an hour south bound out of Sheffield. Of these, two an hour go to London, and can be electrically powered.
The rest, either go to Manchester, Nottingham,or the south west, none of which are on electrified routes.Very little freight will be electrically hauled as the "old road" is not to be electrified.
Wouldn't it be far better in the short term, to electrify from Sheffield down the old GC to the ECML, or across to Doncaster.
Ian
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