Something I've been tasked with looking into...
I live and work in the area of a PTE, and we're hoping to lend some advice to a local would-be station reopening group. Knowing the area and having some vague idea of the process, I suspect that the group is going to struggle, but nonetheless I felt it a good idea to advise them how to go about things.
So, first and foremost: do the group need to go via the local authority, or directly to the PTE? Is it advisable to try to engage with Network Rail and the TOC, or at this point is it better to leave these out?
And from there, what happens? I know business cases need to be presented, but who goes about commissioning these? What grounds are they judged on?
As I say, I think that the would be reopeners in this case face a very uphill struggle, but any guidance for the sort of advice I can provide would be much appreciated.
Cheers!
I live and work in the area of a PTE, and we're hoping to lend some advice to a local would-be station reopening group. Knowing the area and having some vague idea of the process, I suspect that the group is going to struggle, but nonetheless I felt it a good idea to advise them how to go about things.
So, first and foremost: do the group need to go via the local authority, or directly to the PTE? Is it advisable to try to engage with Network Rail and the TOC, or at this point is it better to leave these out?
And from there, what happens? I know business cases need to be presented, but who goes about commissioning these? What grounds are they judged on?
As I say, I think that the would be reopeners in this case face a very uphill struggle, but any guidance for the sort of advice I can provide would be much appreciated.
Cheers!