DRR's tight specification for the future WCML timetable contains a number of provisions that are likely tc restrict opportunities for open-access operators. They include several restrictions beyond the single hourly path tc and from London, the off-peak nature of these paths and the need to use tilting rolling stock.rnORR has specifically instructed Network Rail that the following options are not to be developed further in the prototype timetable:rnany aspirations that require uncommitted infrastructure enhancements; 110 mile/h paths on the Fast Lines between Euston and Crewe; additional 125 mile/h Fast Line paths to/from Euston beyond those described in its preferred Scenario 1; any additional Slow Line paths between Euston, Northampton and Rugby other than those required to meet freight growth forecasts; and any removal of Fast Line calls at Watford Junction 'because of the detrimental effect on what is already considered to be a poorly-served station'.
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