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This is the party of conpetence (pun intended). As soon as it looked likely this was going into the north, it quickly changed to "we cannot afford this". This has been a storyline that has transcended decades. We are back to Jam tomorrow speeches for the north. There has been no attempt to replace what was lost from the EU. The Tories have very few mates in the north so why spend there.

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[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Once more, it is about capacity for local trains, not intercity trains.

[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But to get that capacity, you're moving the intercity trains off of the existing lines.

[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And you basically can't do that unless those trains are going to London

[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

Easy change at Birmingham.