Next West Midlands franchise

[wirralbus]

RE: Next West Midlands franchise
Didnt Network Rail originally have Stone down on a closure list just like most of the other local stations south of Stoke On Trent , but public discontent stopped Stone from being closed down for good.

[mikestone]

RE: Next West Midlands franchise
Closures are nothing to do with Network Rail, except inasmuch as they fail to spend money to enable them to remain open.
I don't believe the stations concerned were ever the subject of closure proposals - I often wonder if because the minor wayside stations had already shut on the WCML, Beeching's team overlooked the others

[wirralbus]

RE: Next West Midlands franchise
The likes of Barlaston , Wedgwood and Norton Bridge

[childwallblues]

RE: Next West Midlands franchise
Does the Birmingham-Liverpool service start earlier on a Sunday?

[mikestone]

RE: Next West Midlands franchise

(02/09/2016 20:35)childwallblues Wrote:  Does the Birmingham-Liverpool service start earlier on a Sunday?

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Yes - from stakeholder briefing
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Liverpool – Crewe – Birmingham
●● Later last services from Birmingham to Liverpool on Saturdays, departing Birmingham at
least 45 minutes later by December 2018.
●● Four additional station calls at Acton Bridge Monday to Saturday from December 2018
●● A new Sunday service for Acton Bridge from December 2021.
●● Earlier first services from Liverpool to Birmingham on Sunday, arriving at least three hours
30 minutes earlier by December 2021.
●● Earlier first services from Birmingham to Liverpool on Sunday, departing at least 45
minutes earlier by December 2021.
●● Increased Sunday frequency between Birmingham and Liverpool from one to two
services an hour by December 2021.