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Colin Rosenstiel · July 11th 06, 09:25 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

The direct trains from Cambridge to Liverpool Lime St (one of which
I think departed at the same time as a train to London Liverpool
St) do not run any more.

Mainly not, I agree. Just connections at Ely.

The through trains to Liverpool now operate from Norwich, and the
Stansted/Cambridge trains operate to Birmingham.

I think there are still one or two daily services that depart from this
pattern, apart from the Central Norwich-Cambridge services.

However, 'one' has introduced a few through trains a day between
Peterborough and Liverpool St (via Ipswich), so you there's a
possible confusion between those and the Norwich-Liverpool trains
between Peterborough and Ely.

They are only advertised as to Colchester at Peterborough, though, and I
think at Ely too.

However, when the Central franchise is split up soon, the
Nottingham-Liverpool section of the route is likely to be hived off
to a different operator, so that leaves just a few Kings
Lynn-Liverpool St and Peterborough-Liverpool St trains interesting
at Ely.

Not on current thinking. The recently announced franchise specification
retains Norwich-Liverpool trains with the possibility of some being
diverted to Cambridge if 'one' will provide more Norwich-Peterboroughs.
They have, AIUI, left open the possibility of a Nottingham split, though.

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Colin Rosenstiel