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Worcester to London Twin Tracking; the Office of Rail Regulation has this morning (June 5th 2008) sanctioned the funding needed for the partial redoubling of the Cotswold Line. It was the only optional scheme in Network Rail’s Business Plan that has had funding approved. Good news for everyone as it will reduce delays through to Hereford. Also on the Birmingham line, the track between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove is to be electrified, to allow for more trains. This will also help the Hereford-Birmingham line. The aim is to cope for more commuters now that thousands of new homes are planned in the area. We now need to continue this through to Hereford (see below).
18,000 New Houses for Hereford: Hereford has been selected as one of nine regional centres in the West Midlands for housing expansion. The Government wants 18,000 new houses to be built in Herefordshire. Herefordshire Council will not oppose this, it welcomes the developer levy each new house will bring and the extra money from Government it will be given. The new houses could either bring better public transport or more roads. If we are going to reduce carbon emissions and protect our countryside, the only responsible way to accommodate the new housing is to twin track the Hereford-Worcester line and re-open a railway line as a development link. To learn more click here.
'Edgar Street Grid' Charles Pickles will be addressing our concerns, at our June 12th 2008 meeting, see below. This is the name for the proposed re-development of the area of Hereford north of the ring road (which is on the line of the old city wall) surrounding the Cattle Market up to the football ground and east to the Station. We oppose this development because it will cut the railway station off from the rest of the town. To learn more click here.
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Rail for Herefordshire is an active rail pressure group. It is expanding its influence with local and regional government and transport authorities. However its voice will only be heard when it can claim to represent a large proportion of the county’s rail users. So please support us by joining the group. How You Can Help The group is consulted on by local and regional government on a range of planning and transport issues. We are looking for people able and willing to help with this work and also to propose imaginative alternative solutions to the current road based planning policy. We have received a grant to produce quarterly newsletters on Herefordshire’s rail. Writers, designers and illustrators are therefore particularly welcome. We also appreciate help with letter writing and other activities concerning rail issues |
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Meetings are held the second Thursday in every month, 7.30 to 8.30 p.m. in All Saints Church, Broad Street, Hereford. Meetings for 2008 are: Jan 11 Feb 14, AGM Note: in All Saints Church March 13 April 10 Steve Banaghan, Managing Director, London Midland May 8: June 12: Charles Pickles, Chief Engineer Edgar Street Grid, 'the New Transport Hub at Hereford Station', join the discussion. July 10: Aug: No MEETING Sept 11 Gary Draisey, Network Rail, Rail Re-openings in Wales Oct 9: Christian Wolmar; internationally renowned rail journalist and author. "WERE THE RAILWAYS EVER PRIVATISED? The inside story of the scandal of rail privatisation". Nov 13: Dec 11 |
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· Twin-tracking the Hereford-Malvern line to improve
reliability and increase train frequency, see letters |
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