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Established Member
This letter appeared in the Wrexham Leader Friday June 1 2012, it is in response to a query in the same paper as to why ATW are cutting 2 services on the Chester to Shrewsbury line on Bank Holidays, these franchise service cuts only apply to the above line via Wrexham, ATW are not cancelling any other franchise services anywhere in its entire network,other than those already BHX in previous timetables.
The cuts will come in to effect from Monday June 4th in the middle of the Jubilee celebrations.
As a result no franchise service will leave Shrewsbury between 0520 & 0724.
Worst of all no franchise train will leave Chester between 1928 & 2121 serving Wrexham/Ruabon/Chirk/Gobowen.The 2121 service is from Holyhead & is usually standing only on arrival at Chester . No alternative such as bus is offered to cater for the passengers, many will be stuck for two hours on Chester Station,which by 2021 could number between 100 & 200 on a busy bank holiday
The 150 used on the cut services,is normally run on the Bidston line after arrival in Wrexham, but on bank holidays are not required, & in my opinion that is the reason for the cuts on the Shrewsbury/Chester line,
No consultation has been made about the cuts to either,Taith,County Councils,Rail User Groups or any stakeholders, The ATW letter on consultation only applied to other service changes, no mention of franchise service cuts was ever made,it was only spotted in the new timetable.
The cuts will come in to effect from Monday June 4th in the middle of the Jubilee celebrations.
As a result no franchise service will leave Shrewsbury between 0520 & 0724.
Worst of all no franchise train will leave Chester between 1928 & 2121 serving Wrexham/Ruabon/Chirk/Gobowen.The 2121 service is from Holyhead & is usually standing only on arrival at Chester . No alternative such as bus is offered to cater for the passengers, many will be stuck for two hours on Chester Station,which by 2021 could number between 100 & 200 on a busy bank holiday
The 150 used on the cut services,is normally run on the Bidston line after arrival in Wrexham, but on bank holidays are not required, & in my opinion that is the reason for the cuts on the Shrewsbury/Chester line,
No consultation has been made about the cuts to either,Taith,County Councils,Rail User Groups or any stakeholders, The ATW letter on consultation only applied to other service changes, no mention of franchise service cuts was ever made,it was only spotted in the new timetable.