NEW Petition: Double Track Malvern to Hereford (no- it is not mine!)

Btline

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NEW Petition: Double Track Malvern to Hereford (no- it is not mine!)

« on: February 29, 2008, 20:22:27 »

I noticed that someone has started a petition on the No. 10 website.

It can be viewed here (you do not have to sign) http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/HereMalv/

It is for double track on the Hereford to Malvern Line.

Interestingly, it is a similar structure to mine- but it was not put up by me.

As this will help the Cotswold Line, and therefore FGW^▸ services in many other places, signing would be good.

Perhaps, you all can add the url to your web pages etc.

Thanks, Btline!

PS- perhaps I should have included this section on my original petition!

PPS- the signature count on mine is now very high. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for signing/advertising it. It is above the min required to be read by someone. Let's hope they take note!


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stebbo

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Re: NEW Petition: Double Track Malvern to Hereford (no- it is not mine!)

« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2008, 21:31:40 »

As a Hereford resident, great idea. Every time over the last few years I've used the train from Hereford to London I've suffered a foul up in one direction or the other - admittedly mainly between Worcester and Oxford, which is why I've also signed the other petition - but also between Hereford and Ledbury.

Remember Ledbury tunnel and Malvern tunnel are single track. Real answer is to redouble Shelwick to Ledbury.

Anyway, with the aggro I suffer on the Hereford services, I've taken to driving to Swindon as there are more services. But still c**p service. Yesterday 28th Feb, the 0641 from Swindon had no buffet and we get held up by damaged signal equipment, not Third Rate's fault, but there's always something and I don't go to London very often.

Also, Third Rate still seem to be happy to cancel or terminate early Hereford services - one of my daughters has suffered several times as a result.

Hand the franchise over to Chiltern I say - look at what they achieved on the Marylebone lines and their fares are so good.


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willc

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Re: NEW Petition: Double Track Malvern to Hereford (no- it is not mine!)

« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2008, 13:34:27 »

There are some slight timetable tweaks to a couple of the off-peak Hereford trains from Monday, presumably to try to deal with the 11.51 from London being turned back at Ledbury, which has been a frequent problem since December.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Documents/Custom/FGW%20841%201151%20Hereford_New%20Info.qxd.pdf


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