Talks have taken place with the Rail Minister about restoring passenger services on the Lichfield to Burton line.
Michael Fabricant said he had met with Huw Merriman to discuss the link.
The Conservative MP has previously called for the route to return to use in order to create a station at Alrewas for the National Memorial Arboretum.
“I had a very constructive meeting with Huw Merriman regarding the possible restoration of the Lichfield to Burton line for passenger traffic.
“I hope that in the new year he will be visiting Lichfield and the National Memorial Arboretum where it is planned there will be a station on the Lichfield to Burton rail extension.”
Michael Fabricant
It is now 15 years since Lichfield’s MP publicised his first meeting with a minister and this is the latest. Not the most effective MP in the House is he?
At least now the proposal has help from Burton’s MP and from TransportforBritain.Co.uk, based in Lichfield, we might get some progress.
Streethay resident
Will the Rail Minister be meeting with any people who oppose the opening of this line for a number of reasons including noise in our homes from a regular service when at the moment it is the odd train on occasional days . The claims by Michael Fabricant that this line will reduce traffic on the A38 are rubbish since most of the traffic is lorries and vehicles travelling beyond Burton .Once again like HS2 this is a vanity project so he can say look at what I have done . I have written to him on a number of occasions and he ignores any points I make so I guess they will push ahead and waste money when surely the important issues he should be addressing are the state of the economy and people struggling to make ends meet .
Once again, I can sense yet another ‘damned if do, damned if don’t’ situation here.
M.Goodenough. Always amuses me about the noise concern from a half hourly or hourly electric service on welded rail but the wall of relentless noise and unseen pollution from the A38 is of no concern. I guess it just becomes background noise. It is current operational railway so your answer is most likely no.
@ Steve Norman. He is up for reselection and the local elections are next year so they are trying to look busy. The goldfish voters buy it as well. Less than a year since last time.
https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2022/01/14/new-rail-minister-says-passenger-service-between-lichfield-and-alrewas-is-on-her-radar-after-visit/
Surely the railway was here before the houses! Did you not know this? Personally I am more concerned about noise from A38 & HS2 than this line