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Northern Eden Project Worth £125 million Gets Green Light

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on The Times.

These are the first two paragraphs.

Plans to transform the seafront of a deprived town into a £125 million northern outpost of the Eden Project have been given the green light.

Councillors in Lancashire approved plans for the site on Morecambe seafront which it is hoped will attract around a million visitors and create 400 jobs.

I think the Eden Project Morecambe could be a real Northern success.

Here’s my reasoning.

Location, Location, Location

These are the three most important factors with any house, building or property.

Morecambe has a superb location for visitors coming by car or train, as is close to both the M6 Motoway and the West Coast Main Line.

I wrote about getting to the Eden Project in Getting To The Proposed Morecambe Eden Project By Train.

I suspect visitors coming by road, would drive to a suitable Park-and-Ride and then take a train.

Lancaster Will Be A High Speed Two Station

Lancaster will be served by the following High Speed Two services.

• London Euston – Two hours and three minutes – One tph
• London Old Oak Common – One hour and fifty-six minutes – One tph
• Birmingham Curzon Street – One hour and six minutes – One tph
• Crewe – Fifty-nine minutes – One tph
• Warrington Bank Quay – Forty-two minutes – One tph
• Wigan North Western – Thirty-one minutes – Two tph
• Preston – Seventeen minutes – Two tph
• Oxenholme – Twelve minutes – One tp2h
• Penrith – Thirty-five minutes – One tp2h
• Carlisle – Fifty-two minutes – One tph
• Lockerbie – One hour and eleven minutes – One tph
• Edinburgh – Two hours and twelve minutes – One tp2h
• Motherwell – One hour and fifty-six minutes – One tp2h
• Glasgow – Two hours and twelve minutes – One tp2h

Note.

1. tph is trains per hour.
2. tp2h is trains per two hours.
3. A shuttle train between Lancaster and the Eden Project Morecambe will probably add ten minutes.

High Speed Two will make the Eden Project Morecambe one of the best connected entertainment venues in the UK.

Avanti West Coast And TransPennine Express North Of Warrington Bank Quay After High Speed Two Opens

When High Speed Two opens, it is likely that North of Warrington Bank Quay station, the operating speed of this section of the West Coast Main Line will be faster than the  current 125 mph, as the track will have been straightened and digital signalling will have been installed.

It will probably be at least 140 mph.

These trains will be running express passenger services on the route and will be able to match the speed and timings of High Speed Two’s Classic-Compatible trains to the North of Warrington Bank Quay station.

• Avanti West Coast’s Class 390 trains
• TransPennine Express’s Class 397 trains
• TransPennine Express’s Class 802 trains

There is likely to be savings of a few minutes on these services.

• Avanti West Coast – London Euston and Glasgow Central
• TransPennine Express – Manchester Airport, Manchester Piccadilly and Glasgow Central
• TransPennine Express – Liverpool Lime Street and Glasgow Central

Connections from the North-West of England and Southern Scotland will be fast and frequent.

Eden Project Morecambe Will Be A Day Trip For Greater North West England

An area defined by Carlisle, Blackburn, Manchester, Crewe, Chester, Liverpool and Blackpool will be close enough to have a day trip to the venue.

Eden Project Morecambe Is Unlikely To Be A Poor Attraction

The Eden Project Morecambe must be worth attending, but with twenty years experience of running a similar attraction in Cornwall, it is unlikely to be a failure.

Eden Project Morecambe Will Be Easier To Travel To Than The Original Eden Project For Many

I have never even been past the Eden Project in Cornwall, as it is not the easiest place to get to without a car.

I intend to go, but it will probably need two nights in a hotel to do it justice.

But Eden Project Morecambe could well be much shorter trip from London.

Currently, Avanti West Coast’s fastest time between London Euston and Lancaster are two hours and forty minutes, which would mean an under three hours trip both ways to and from Eden Project Morecambe. The Cornish site is probably nearly five hours by public transport.

Conclusion

All these factors should contribute to the success of the attraction.

 

January 31, 2022 - Posted by AnonW | World | Avanti West Coast, Eden Project Morecambe, High Speed Two, High Speed Two Classic-Compatible Trains, M6 Motorway, TransPennine Express, West Coast Main Line