sevenhills
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Hi
What level of commitment is entailed with station adoption? Does there need to be a group of people?
What level of commitment is entailed with station adoption? Does there need to be a group of people?
The station in question, for me, is Morley, Leeds. Northern Rail. I dont use trains that much, and its a mile or so from where I live. But I dont have a garden, and flowers seem to be in my nature. Not sure if I should encourage others to join me, or save my time for other things.
Get in contact with the TOC who operates the system (note not all TOCs will have a station adoption scheme).
It might be the case that Morley already as a station adopter, and I'm not sure if they allow more than one to go on the actual scheme.
Aye, but even when adoption schemes do start it tends to be available for unstaffed, local stations only. There are some exceptions though (like Altrincham), but there's certainly more work in doing it for smaller halts.
Hartlepool has somewhere between 5 and 10 I think so along with Seaton Carew having a similar amount
It might be the case that Morley already as a station adopter, and I'm not sure if they allow more than one to go on the actual scheme.
Northern have just got back to me, and they do already have someone looking after Morley station.
Although by the poor state of it, I am surprised. They have a waiting list, you can adopt a station within 10 miles of your home.
I would suggest looking at the ACORP website but I don't think all the adopted stations are on it.
What does adopting a station actually entail?
AFAIK FGW used to.
From what I can see only Arriva Trains Wales, Northern, ScotRail, Southern and South West Trains do it anymore, AFAIK FGW used to.