Public meeting about train cuts
A public meeting was held last night, hosted jointly by Aslockton and Whatton Parish Councils, and I’m pleased to report that attendance was higher than I expected. Thanks to both Councils for arranging the meeting.
Two guests appeared: one was a Community Rail Bod (who, we assumed, would be on-side) and the other was a chap from East Midlands Trains (who, we assumed, wouldn’t be). That’ll teach us to make assumptions.
John Hillman, East Midlands Trains “Stakeholder Development Manager”, showed genuine concern. He openly admitted that the proposed timetable was inadequate, listened to our arguments and appeared to understand our complaints. The Community Bod*, on the other hand, showed very little sympathy and suggested we were being unreasonable in expecting a “bespoke rail service”. What a waste of space he was.
So I’m feeling a little happier now than I was before the meeting. Just a little.
* Name withheld to protect the useless
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Aug 21st, 2008