The 15.25 Northampton to Euston 2Z74 London Northwestern train leaves the village of Roade behind in the background formed by 350262, 350231 and 350125. It is clear that LNW's strategy is essentially running a series of return shuttles between London and Northampton formed of what appears to be fixed three-set formations. The same is happening north of Northampton towards Birmingham with no complicated splitting and joining of trains massively simplifying the logistics of the timetable. This should give them something to think about when things return to normal. The company has got itself into a right pickle with its recent full timetable that is, to be frank, too complicated and has been subject to a lot of criticism.
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