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Old 8th May 2008, 04:36 AM   #1 (permalink)
Peter Masson
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Default Nuneaton - chord

"Mwmbwls" <robertg.robinson@virgin.net> wrote

>A £40 million rail link to reduce disruption to passenger services
>could be constructed at Nuneaton.
>The mile-long Nuneaton North Chord will allow freight trains to cross
>from Peterborough to the West Coast Mainline without holding up
>commuter traffic, Network Rail said.


AIUI it is a chord from the flyover line to the Down Slow Trent Valley north
of Nuneaton. This will allow freight from Peterborough and Leicester to
reach the Down Slow towards Stafford without crossing the Up Slow and Up and
down Fast Trent Valley.

Peter
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