Lancashire Triangle Electrification

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RE: Lancashire Triangle Electrification
What has been the killer blow to Transpennine is the need for more paths into the main part of Piccadilly station which the liverpool - Scarborough service prevents by crossing the station throat twice every hour .

Wasnt there plans at one time to have the lines between Piccadilly and Stockport grouped by speed rather than direction , with as you look from Piccadilly the left hand lines the fast lines , the right hand lines the slow lines with the connection onto the Manchester Airport and Styal Lines from this . I'm not sure if this has been put to bed though.