Comments on: Action Needed to Improve our Train Services: Duncan Hames http://www.duncanhames.org.uk/2008/01/16/direct-action-needed-to-improve-our-train-services-duncan-hames/ The Local Choice Fri, 07 May 2010 19:07:05 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Duncan http://www.duncanhames.org.uk/2008/01/16/direct-action-needed-to-improve-our-train-services-duncan-hames/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Duncan Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:52:49 +0000 http://www.duncanhames.org.uk/2008/01/16/direct-action-needed-to-improve-our-train-services-duncan-hames/#comment-29 Thanks for your comments Drew. Each of our four towns needs a decent rail service. In Chippenham and Bradford on Avon, that is threatened by overcrowding. In Melksham we are working really hard to persuade First, the government, and the county council, to work together to bring back a reliable and practical service throughout the day. It has been a frustrating process, but Graham Ellis and the Save the Train campaign (http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/) have persevered, and I believe we will make it happen. In Corsham we have an even bigger task, but the growth of the town and the redevelopment of the military presence in Corsham too, present a very persuasive logic for a more local service along that line. How about: Bristol to Oxford service stopping at Keynsham, Bath, Corsham, Chippenham, Swindon, and Didcot? That really would be good news. Thanks for your comments Drew.
Each of our four towns needs a decent rail service. In Chippenham and Bradford on Avon, that is threatened by overcrowding. In Melksham we are working really hard to persuade First, the government, and the county council, to work together to bring back a reliable and practical service throughout the day. It has been a frustrating process, but Graham Ellis and the Save the Train campaign (http://www.savethetrain.org.uk/) have persevered, and I believe we will make it happen. In Corsham we have an even bigger task, but the growth of the town and the redevelopment of the military presence in Corsham too, present a very persuasive logic for a more local service along that line. How about: Bristol to Oxford service stopping at Keynsham, Bath, Corsham, Chippenham, Swindon, and Didcot? That really would be good news.

]]> By: Drew http://www.duncanhames.org.uk/2008/01/16/direct-action-needed-to-improve-our-train-services-duncan-hames/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Drew Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:25:19 +0000 http://www.duncanhames.org.uk/2008/01/16/direct-action-needed-to-improve-our-train-services-duncan-hames/#comment-28 I'm glad Duncan Hames is enthusiastic about improving the standards for rail travel. I would like the railway network to be more comprehensive and flexible so railway operators could run more reliable services and allow for cheaper fares. For example, reopening disused/closed branch lines which may well bring higher profits than they ever used to since many towns are now much larger than they used to be etc However, the main problem is the fact that the railways need to be renationalised. Since trying to encourage competition between rail operators has clearly not worked, it is evident that the railways were privatised just to make money for the Government. The rail network will always be a shambles until it is renationalised because only then can it be coordinated and managed succesfuly. I’m glad Duncan Hames is enthusiastic about improving the standards for rail travel.

I would like the railway network to be more comprehensive and flexible so railway operators could run more reliable services and allow for cheaper fares. For example, reopening disused/closed branch lines which may well bring higher profits than they ever used to since many towns are now much larger than they used to be etc

However, the main problem is the fact that the railways need to be renationalised. Since trying to encourage competition between rail operators has clearly not worked, it is evident that the railways were privatised just to make money for the Government. The rail network will always be a shambles until it is renationalised because only then can it be coordinated and managed succesfuly.

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