DarloRich
Veteran Member
Iain Stewart, the Tory MP for Milton Keynes South and chair of the Transport committee, has written to minister of state for rail Hew Merrian about the suspension of service on the Marston Vale line which runs in his constituency. A link to the letter is below. It has a few inaccuracies that i will leave you to debate particularly around the life of the class 230, engines and staff competency on class 150 & 153 trains.
It fairly poor for someone who is chair of the transport select committee frankly and i wonder what has taken him so long to rouse himself to comment on what is a subject that is causing quite a few ructions locally! He misses the main point which is his colleagues at DfT & the treasury are the ones who will have to OK any changes.
https://www.iainstewart.org.uk/news...spension-iain-stewart-mp-writes-rail-minister
Letter here: https://www.iainstewart.org.uk/sites/www.iainstewart.org.uk/files/2023-01/Huw Merriman MP - Marston Vale Line Suspension Letter.pdf
PS if anyone can post the letter i would be grateful!
It fairly poor for someone who is chair of the transport select committee frankly and i wonder what has taken him so long to rouse himself to comment on what is a subject that is causing quite a few ructions locally! He misses the main point which is his colleagues at DfT & the treasury are the ones who will have to OK any changes.
https://www.iainstewart.org.uk/news...spension-iain-stewart-mp-writes-rail-minister
On Friday 13 January, Iain Stewart MP met with the Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership (MVCRP), the Chair of Bedford – Bletchley Rail Users’ Association (BBRUA) as well as Councillors from Woburn Sands Town Council regarding the current suspension of the Marston Vale Line between Bletchley and Bedford.
As you may be aware, the main cause of the suspension of the Marston Vale Line is due to the line not having the required team to maintain and service the rolling stock due to the administration of Vivarail.
Whilst Iain is fully aware of the impact the service suspension is having on residents who use the line for education, employment and leisure reasons, he had the opportunity to further discuss the issues, hear of local concerns and learn of the knock-on impact the suspension is having.
Letter here: https://www.iainstewart.org.uk/sites/www.iainstewart.org.uk/files/2023-01/Huw Merriman MP - Marston Vale Line Suspension Letter.pdf
PS if anyone can post the letter i would be grateful!