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South Eastern Rail Franchise Pubilc Consultation

Meeting: 11/04/2017 - Strategic Planning, Sustainability and Transportation Committee (Item 189)

189 Report of the Head of Planning and Development: South Eastern Rail Franchise Public Consultation pdf icon PDF 54 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the draft response (Appendix B) is approved for submission to the consultation, subject to the addition of a comment highlighting the need for early morning commuter services and the incorporation of a comment in favour of the prioritisation of re-signalling work to increase the speed of services in between Ashford and Victoria.

 

Minutes:

The Principal Planning Officer presented a report on the South Eastern Rail Franchise Public Consultation: Shaping the Future – March 2017.

 

The Committee were asked to note that the franchise expired in December 2018 and therefore the Department for Transport were consulting with stakeholders and current service users. The Department for Transport intended to improve capacity and improve customer experience primarily through longer, more efficient trains and improved access and facilities.

 

The Committee strongly opposed measures to reduce the number of services from rural stations such as Headcorn, Staplehurst and Marden.

 

The Committee also requested that the need for early morning commuter services was highlighted in the consultation response, as well as a comment in favour of the prioritisation of re-signalling work to increase the speed of services in between Ashford and Victoria.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the draft response (Appendix B) is approved for submission to the consultation, subject to the addition of a comment highlighting the need for early morning commuter services and the incorporation of a comment in favour of the prioritisation of re-signalling work to increase the speed of services in between Ashford and Victoria.

 

Voting:   For – 9   Against – 0  Abstentions – 0