> Just because everyone turned up from Euston in this case simply confirms
> what I was saying - Londoners thought it was worth making the trip, people
> from say, Bolton, would have decided Salford was difficult to get to and
> stayed at home. When considering cities the ease with which the station can
> be reached from everywhere should be the priority, be it Manchester
> Piccadilly or London Liverpool Street.
You're assuming there were people that were meant to come but didn't,
we don't know that. Alison was just giving an example of a time when
choosing a geographically central location turned out not to be a
particularly good choice. The exact reasons why it went wrong that
time aren't really important, the point was that you need to consider
more than just centrality in the country.