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http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Haverhill-bus-rail-link-8220-council-priority/story-26272289-detail/story.html
Just found the above online, seems a good idea but question is would it take off, it would certainly be cheaper than replacing the original line
Perhaps this is where the future is with operators like GA operating buses direct to the nearest station with the driver selling orange stock tickets
Haverhill bus-rail link is council priority
A bus link to nearby rail services has been named as a priority for Haverhill in the next 20 years.
The plan set out in Suffolk County Council's Rail Prospectus, published last week, falls short of reopening the railway line which some residents have been campaigning for.
The document proposes a possible solution to the lack of public transport in Haverhill in the form of a bus-rail link.
This would be a reliable express bus linking the town to a nearby rail station.
The timings of the buses would link up with those of the trains, meaning no long waits, and tickets would be available on the buses.
There would also be real-time information boards about when the buses are arriving.
The document suggests that a link between Haverhill and Great Chesterford Rail Station could improve links between the town and Cambridge and London.
However, the document states this would be a commercial venture by the rail companies, not run by the council.
It also states, on the subject of linking Haverhill to the rail network: "Suffolk County Council is mindful that a robust business case must be presented to reinstate rail links between Haverhill and Cambridge.
"The scheme to reinstate the line remains a long-term objective."
Malcolm Hill, chairman of the Cambridge to Colchester Rail Project, said: "I am sure a bus would be helpful, but one of the things that the people in Haverhill need is to get on a train and go anywhere in the country.
"Haverhill is one of the largest towns to have no railway at all. It's quite a deprivation."
Town and county councillor Tony Brown said: "I definitely think it would be a positive move. We would welcome any improvements.
"The only thing that really concerns me is that during rush hour a rail bus would get caught in the same traffic as everyone else"
Just found the above online, seems a good idea but question is would it take off, it would certainly be cheaper than replacing the original line
Perhaps this is where the future is with operators like GA operating buses direct to the nearest station with the driver selling orange stock tickets
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