The Independent recently had an article on the passenger train diversions from the West Coast Main Line via Hellifield and along the Settle-Carlisle Line planned for a fortnight in January https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/west-coast-trains-carlisle-line-wcml-b2830875.html
This would have been wholeheartedly welcomed 35 years ago as an undoubted contribution to the saving of the S&C from closure. Nowadays the picture is more nuanced, with concerns on the impact on existing Leeds-Carlisle and Manchester-Ribblehead scheduled services. The line has limited excess capacity due also to the increasing numbers of freight paths.
We wish Avanti well and hope all goes smoothly in January.
See the attached document for a full explanation.
