D7666 wrote:
Kings Lynn does not seem to be part of TLproject anymore : Lynn is an
IEP route by all accounts. See discussion further back up thread.
However, there is conflicting info on this - IMHO as the GN part of TL
is yet years away - and importantly is after the current FCC franchse
is due for renewal - DfT et al are keeping all options open.

While 5x23m IEP (a 442/444 equivalent) might suffice the King's Lynn demand,
it doesn't fit in very well with the Cambridge usage. In the peaks,
Cambridge trains need to be 12x20m equivalent. Unless this IEP couples
another at Cambridge and they run to KX, replacing today's 8x20m with 5x23m
is going to mean a reduction in capacity. Or is there another path
available? Even off-peak there's likely to be a need to run 8x20m on
Camb-London before too long.

Or would 10x23m IEP run Camb-KX hourly, and the other off-peak 3tph (fast,
semi-fast, slow) be TL?

Would King's Lynn keep its 317s for peak journeys to Liverpool St?

Theo