Interesting that Scotland are opening new stations, some of whom have underwhelming business cases, on the ECML▸ where stations are sparse, but there’s no immediate likelihood that the GWML▸ is likely to follow suit with IMHO▸ much more suitable settlements (Grove/Wantage, Wootton Bassett, Corsham etc.)
I note your use of the word "immediate". Agreed. But we might be wise to consider options and opportunities in which the case has a wider environmental element to it. For the future; metrics change.