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
·
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 a consultation on enhancing
capacity through Ely, remodelling Ely North Junction and upgrading level
crossings between Whittlesea and Ely.
Issued 22 January 2022
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