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I'm a little concerned that the map shows Sheffield as the Terminus of the Line when it actually goes to Leeds. While there is also a terminal Spur to Derby.--Irate (talk) 13:27, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Dear Irate, thanks for your input. The w:Midland_Main_Line article mentions Sheffield as the terminus; some services continue to Leeds, but they do so over an extension, which apparently didn't merit mentioning in the first sections of the article. Do you think it is important enough to add here? The Derby spur is too small for the diagram, I think. Classical geographer (talk) 13:31, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

@Classical geographer It isn't, but Leeds should be shown on the East Coast Line (as it is faster and more common to travel East Coast rather than Midlands from London to Leeds). The East Coast Line splits around South Yorkshire, similar to how the West Coast line splits in South Lanarkshire.

Though, possibly we could also show connections between these major lines using subtle light thin dashed lines? For example, the North Tans Pennie line that goes Liverpool–Manchester–Leeds–York. There are similar connections from Sheffield–Leeds; and Birmingham–Sheffield. Also the Great Western Main Line should probably be added given it is one of only three high speed lines (reaching 125 mph) in the UK which links London to Wales via South East England.

Rob984 (talk) 16:08, 9 August 2016 (UTC)

Imho, there's little space left for Leeds, as York is already there. Adding the Western Main Line is an excellent idea, and I'll try that out soon. Classical geographer (talk) 09:12, 11 August 2016 (UTC)