Sorry Norman
Just repeating corporate dogma is not your usual tone of voice, the demographic and affluence argument is facile. The s.p.h alone confirms that while an average level of wealth is probably correct for the Midlands, the spending choices of the population are biased towards discretionary items. A £1500-2000 gross take on either two or four sector duties is not unusual. Perhaps a lack of awareness of the regions may be creeping in here? Be honest, it was'nt so long ago that one colleague droned on about not not wishing to undergo surgery in any location other than London. Both the M.R.I scanner and the prosthetic intervertabral disc are Nottingham University products. The very fact that you trotted out the catchment of 600,000 proves equivalence with my own geographical knowledge of Kazakhstan. I would add that I consider your posts to be on the ball but maybe not today. I do sincerely hope that you can support the crew position on the consultation process at EMA, one day LGW, in the abscence of BA, could become a primal swamp of competing locos and mutual support will be required.