By Ian Walmsley
Feature
Imagine there’s no problem, it’s easy if you try
Pan Up
Tony Miles
Despite having 20 years’ warning, it seems pretty certain the HST sets on the Midland main line won’t be made disabled compliant by the cut-off date, which is 2½ years from now. The franchise renewal is complicated by the upgrade programme and Thameslink, so if it was me I would be looking for a nice, easy direct award but with some real improvement on the way to electrification.