PETERBOROUGH-ELY-NORWICH RAIL USERS
March, Brandon, Thetford, Attleborough and Wymondham are our principal
intermediate stations.
Contact John Saunders: penrugjohn@gmail.com
01953 607805
WE WANT TO KEEP
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Hourly express trains from Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield to Norwich
with journey times between Nottingham and Norwich of 160 minutes or less
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The opportunity for passengers boarding at unstaffed platforms to pay the
full range of fares on the train
WE WANT TO SEE
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Trains running on Sundays in university terms
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Step free access to westbound trains at Wymondham
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Tactile paving on Platforms 4, 5 and 6 at Nottingham
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Improvements at Brandon, including covered and secure cycle parking
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Scheduled trains all running and specified station facilities all
provided
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Workable and consistent polices for carrying non-folding cycles
WE DO NOT WANT
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Slower journeys between Cambridge and Norwich
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Passengers standing for more than 20 minutes
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People having to negotiate a ticket barrier without having the chance to
pay a person for their journey or having to queue to exit their destination
NEWS
The Franchising Director has confirmed
his intention to withdraw all express trains from Liverpool, Manchester and
Sheffield to Norwich from December 2021. A replacement local service will
operated between Derby, Nottingham and Norwich. “More luggage space” is
promised though no details have been released.
Issued 11 April 2019
OUR VISION
We
try to work constructively with opinion-formers, official bodies, and the rail
industry to deliver our vison of
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reliable, clean and comfortable trains with high
levels of passenger service
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accurate real time information for passengers at all
times
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welcoming stations approached by attractive secure
cycling, walking and wheelchair routes
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a safe and well-maintained railway with timely track
renewals and rapid responses to incidents
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fares, parking and management structures to develop
our services
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full hourly service seven days a week between
Birmingham and Stansted Airport, Cambridge and Norwich, Liverpool and Norwich
PETERBOROUGH-ELY-NORWICH
RAIL USERS is a member of the HEREWARD community rail partnership, which has
developed master-plans for the three stations in Fenland district.
YOUR JOURNEY
To keep us informed, we need to know about your journeys – good or bad, long or
short, occasional or everyday – on:
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Birmingham-Stansted Airport trains
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Cambridge-Norwich trains
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Liverpool-Norwich trains
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any train serving March
Please send your experiences and
questions to penrugjohn@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you.
MEMBERSHIP
In our April newsletter we agree with some of the early findings of the
Williams rail review but strongly disagree with the Franchising Director’s
decision to withdraw the service from Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield to
Norwich. We look at the Kingsfleet development north
of Thetford and the relaunch of the Hereward community rail partnership. Trevor
gets cold while Jane gets bored.
Membership of Peterborough-Ely-Norwich Rail Users costs £3 from now
until the end of 2019. Cheques should be made payable to
"PETERBOROUGH-ELY-NORWICH RAIL USERS" and sent to: PENRUG,
Thistledew, Fen Street, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, Norfolk,
NR17 1NW. Please include your postal and email addresses. MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
HAVE A LOOK AT OUR OTHER PAGES
ATTLEBOROUGH TRAINS
BRANDON TRAINS
BIRMINGHAM-MARCH-STANSTED AIRPORT
DISCOVER
THE TOWNS BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE AND NORWICH
MAKE FOR A MARKET TOWN FROM PETERBOROUGH
CALLING AT ALL STATIONS -
some facts about our line
WHITE'S HISTORY,
GAZETTER AND DIRECTORY OF NORFOLK - excerpts from the 1845 issue
OTHER SITES
For fares, station facilities or train times, please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk