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Topic: Central Trains Launch New Hednesford - Birmingham Service (Read 1646 times)
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Lee
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Passenger pressure has led to rail officials running an extra service for people from parts of Staffordshire and the Black Country (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/7056064.stm Central Trains said that the 0736 BST service from Hednesford to Birmingham New Street was needed to cope with a rise in passenger numbers. Officials said feedback they had received from passengers told them the extra service was necessary. Managing director Steve Banaghan said: "The views and suggestions of our passengers are an important factor in developing our timetable." "I am pleased that we have been able to respond positively to passenger feedback and reinstate this service." |
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Graham Ellis
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Central Trains said that the 0736 BST service from Hednesford to Birmingham New Street was needed to cope with a rise in passenger numbers.
Officials said feedback they had received from passengers told them the extra service was necessary.
Managing director Steve Banaghan said: "The views and suggestions of our passengers are an important factor in developing our timetable."
"I am pleased that we have been able to respond positively to passenger feedback and reinstate this service."
I wish that First Great Western could repond positively to passenger feedback and reinstate the TransWilts services they cut last December. Witness the huge rise in passnger numbers we had up to theat point, and the fact that we generated more feedback than anoyone had previously done for a domestic public transport issue on the e-petiton site! Is this story from a different country, Lee? I know it isn't, but it might as well be! |
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Industry Insider
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Central Trains said that the 0736 BST service from Hednesford to Birmingham New Street was needed to cope with a rise in passenger numbers.
Officials said feedback they had received from passengers told them the extra service was necessary.
Managing director Steve Banaghan said: "The views and suggestions of our passengers are an important factor in developing our timetable."
"I am pleased that we have been able to respond positively to passenger feedback and reinstate this service."
Is this story from a different country, Lee? I know it isn't, but it might as well be!It is from a different part of the country though, and although Hednesford itself only has a population of 6500 it's more suburban than urban pretty much all the way from there to Birmingham via places such as Bloxwich (40000) and Walsall (175000) so it's like comparing chalk and cheese really. You can be sure that what Steve Banaghan is really saying is that 'we can millk enough extra revenue out of running another train to easily cover its cost'. |
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