>>1678939>All stations that can take an 11 car Pendolino will be able to take a classic compatible train.It's not just 'can the trains fit the platforms', though, as that's the thinking that led to the Waterloo extension for the Channel Tunnel link; they built the lovely arched roof onto the side of the building, but it's no good if the train has to take the slow route along 'classic lines' through the London rat's nest enroute to France.
Leeds, for instance, has a pretty radical extension planned to connect to HS2, which involves turning the station into a 'T' shape; and I believe they're still fighting over whether to extend Manchester Picc on the surface, or to sink the HS2 platforms under the station.
