 Nuneaton - chord
Peter Masson wrote:
> "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
>
>
Will that mean it would also be possible to reinstate Coventry -
Nuneaton - Leicester/Nottingham/Lincoln trains which were cut back to a
Coventry - Nuneaton shuttle when the lines were reorganized a few years ago?
Peter Beale |