Now that Grimweasel has brought it up - what of the future of Lyneham/Brize/SMG?
Someone told me that because of the way in which Brize/Lyneham were commisioned in the 1930s, then this had a huge impact on their 'potential'.
Brize opened pre-war and is MOD property through and through, therefore MOD can sell it at a big profit to Branson et al. Lyneham, on the other hand, was built during WWII on requisitioned land and should be handed back to the original owners, - therefore, not much profit to be made. In either case, there is a lot of concrete to be put down to house C17, J Model, A 400M, FSTA and probably Tri*, VC10 and K Hercs which will probably be life-extended to cater for the c0ck-up that is Smart Procurement!
Selling St Mawgan on the other hand, would really cheese off President Bush so that's not going to happen either!
My bet is on Northolt - such a useful station that is!