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Title: "Timetabling Challenge" hits plan to double York-Harrogate rail services Post by: Lee on January 25, 2019, 08:23:42 The ambition to double the number of passenger trains between Harrogate and York as part of a commitment to improving public and sustainable transport by next year has been delayed due to “a timetabling challenge” - https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17383110.snag-hits-plan-to-double-york-harrogate-rail-line-services/
James Farrar, chief officer of the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership, said while his body and North Yorkshire Council had agreed to fund signalling upgrade and increased speed work on the line, Network Rail had been unable guarantee service improvements. A Network Rail spokesperson said it was “unable to consider any stretch of the railway in isolation” and a decision as to what services could run on the line could only be taken when it had an understanding of other demands for services on the East Coast Main Line. Quote from: Councillor Don Mackenzie, North Yorkshire Council executive member for access, including rail transport We have allocated over £3m to this proposal and as we all know dealing with Network Rail is not the easiest of challenges. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |