Roland Perry wrote:
In message .com, at
18:29:42 on Fri, 22 Jun 2007, Philip
remarked:
I thought the DfT specified that Nottingham fasts include a Derby
portion that would be split off at Leicester. Surely not a good idea
due to reduced capcity for Nottingham in particular. Is this still
proposed?

One of the announcements say that this will no longer happen, but
inexplicably claims it's because of the new Kettering/Corby service.

In terms of capacity issues, the trains to/from Nottingham don't seem
to be very full; it's further south that the problems arise in the
rush hours.

Another opportunity seems to have been missed by not continuing the Corby
trains on, via Manton Junction, to Melton Mowbray and Leicester and then
back to London via Market Harborough, to provide some relief to the
overcrowding (especially severe in and around the peaks) between Melton and
Leicester and to provide direct journey opportunities between Corby and
Leicester. Alternate hours clockwise and anti-clockwise could bring in some
more revenue for very minimal outlay - unless the time constraints don't fit
with the clockface pattern.