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
·
Hourly
express trains from Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield to Norwich with journey
times between Nottingham and Norwich of 160 minutes or less
·
The
opportunity for passengers boarding at unstaffed platforms to pay the full
range of fares on the train
WE WANT TO SEE
·
Trains
running on Sundays in university terms
·
Step free
access to westbound trains at Wymondham
·
Tactile
paving on Platforms 4, 5 and 6 at Nottingham
·
Improvements
at Brandon, including covered and secure cycle parking
·
Scheduled
trains all running and specified station facilities all provided
·
Workable
and consistent polices for carrying non-folding cycles
WE DO NOT WANT
·
Passengers
standing for more than 20 minutes
·
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
We have recently responded to consultations on:
·
Ely south
capacity enhancements
·
upgrading
Croxton level crossing, east of Thetford
·
changes
to pedestrian, bus and cycle access to Norwich railway station
Please contact penrugjohn@gmail.com if you would like
to see our response to any of these consultations.
Issued 5 June 2021
The coronavirus pandemic means many train services
have been reduced. Please visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
before travelling.
Issued 9 November 2020
OUR VISION
We try to work
constructively with opinion-formers, official bodies, and the rail industry to
deliver our vison of
·
reliable,
clean and comfortable trains with high levels of passenger service
·
accurate
real time information for passengers at all times
·
welcoming
stations approached by attractive secure cycling, walking and wheelchair routes
·
a safe
and well-maintained railway with timely track renewals and rapid responses to
incidents
·
fares,
parking and management structures to develop our services
·
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:
·
Birmingham-Stansted Airport trains
·
Stansted Airport/Cambridge-Norwich trains
·
Liverpool-Norwich trains
·
any train serving March
Please send your experiences and questions to penrugjohn@gmail.com
We look forward to hearing from you.
MEMBERSHIP
Our 100th numbered newsletter includes our response to a
consultation on the May 2022 timetable for services along the East Coast Main
Line through Peterborough. Paul samples a rail replacement bus, Trevor misses
his connection while buying a sausage roll and Richard takes his first ride on
two new train types.
Membership of Peterborough-Ely-Norwich Rail Users
costs £4 from now until the end of 2022. 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
ATTLEBOROUGH STATION HISTORY – compiled in 1994
CALLING AT ALL STATIONS - some facts about our line
DISCOVER
THE TOWNS BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE AND NORWICH
MAKE
FOR A MARKET TOWN FROM PETERBOROUGH
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