Rail Matters

Rail Matters from BARRUP (Bromsgrove and Redditch Rail User Partnership)

Mark Stansfeld - Chair of the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership ( L.E.P. ) and the Worcestershire 5G Consortium, tweeted recently - “Worcestershire is an exceptional location for businesses to work and invest in. Worcestershire’s connectivity is a unique selling point that sets it apart from any other region.”

Not if you live in North East Worcestershire, and want to The answer is straightforward - every New Street to Hereford Train travel to and from Worcester, Malvern, Colwall, Ledbury and (and vice versa), should stop at Barnt Green and the service should Hereford, - and many people do, for business, educational, be increased to every half hour. Then the new services should be cultural and entertainment reasons. promoted vigorously by West Midlands Trains, all the Local Authorities,

If you want to travel to Droitwich, Worcester and onwards the H and W Chamber of Commerce, the Worcestershire L.E.P and all to Hereford, there is only one train an hour from Bromsgrove the local business pressure groups. - and if you want to travel from Alvechurch, Barnt Green or The improved services would lead to increased usage, with benefits Redditch, there are only two trains a day, both in the early to all the local economies. mornings, and only one train, in the late afternoon, for the BARRUP is campaigning actively for these improvements in this return journey. And all these trains travelling to and from service, for the benefit of everyone who travels by train in North East Hereford - New Street have a long history of overcrowding. Worcestershire. www.bromsgroverail.org.uk