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Tom Anderson · December 8th 05, 01:33 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

Blocking the W10 gauge container train route from Felixstowe to the
West Midlands will case massive diversion to road onto the trunk
road which already has one of the highest proportions of lorries on
one of the busiest roads in the country.

It says "removal of 9'6" freight from the NLL *by upgrading alternate
routes*".

But are there alternative routes to the WCML that entirely avoid the
NLL?

Hmm, I see what you mean. How about Felixtowe-Bury St
Edmunds-Ely-Peterborough-Leicester-Nuneaton?

Ho, ho!

Er, haven't the powers that be, or variously were, been seriously
considering exactly this - 'Felixstowe to Nuneaton', or F2N - for many
years now? The route needs work, but it's not completely ludicrous.

Did anyone ever figure out why four-tracking the NLL wasn't an option?

tom

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