West Coast Main Line route modernisation
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title:
West Coast Main Line route modernisation
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The West Coast Main Line is a key strategic railway line in the United Kingdom. It links the cities of London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Lancaster and Carlisle. Virgin Trains took on the franchise to run train services on the routes in 1997 and as part of the agreement wanted an upgrade to the railway line to allow for faster more frequent trains to grow the business. On December 23 1994 the feasibility study was published. The upgrade started in 1998 and was completed
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UK Railway modernisation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line_route_modernisation
date created:
2021-07-21T13:54:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:41:45Z
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