BACKGROUND BRIEF:
Please could you consider using your position and influence to help to re-open the Black Country inter-city Rail Line?
Could you help to re-open our Dudley borough's, mothballed, 13 miles (21 Km) inter-city and local train line and, to stop the present plan to use one mile of it to shuttle passengers' to the inter-city line in the neighbouring borough? The present plan will destroy forever, what was, for about 100 years, a successful passenger line!
SUMMARY:
Did you know that in 34 years, the West Midland councils have opened only one Metro tram line out of a dozen or so that they wanted and spent much taxpayers' money trying to get? Did you know that that one line finally gets completed this year?
Did you know about the 72 Km of freight lines in Brum and the Black Country that all had passenger trains for 100 years until 50 years ago?
Do you not think that they need top priority over tram lines with which the councils have failed to deliver any (apart from the one on a rail line they should never have closed) over these last 34 years?
Do you not think that chronic road and rail congestion at and around New Street Station could be alleviated by re-opening the Black Country Rail Line for inter-urban and local trains through the heart of three Black Country boroughs? Ideally, extending it to Lichfield, of course, on National Cycle Route 5.
Why not take some of the pressure off Grand Central/New St Sta? In this way, the councils would improve the passenger experience in giving us the choice, in the Black Country, of going to London and Scotland by either the Black Country or by Brum. We would have a direct connection to the south and north of the UK by going via the Black Country boroughs on our own reinstated inter-city line!
Did you know that all of that continues to be lost with 34 years of light rail Metro trams (never achieved) and, now VERY light rail trams being introduced as a shuttle service on only 2 Km of the 21 Km Black Country Line? Below is a map to show the 72 Km of freight only lines and missing stations in our congested conurbation. Read more in my 'Horrible History ...'.
Increasing rail capacity does not need to wait until 2026 and HS2!
Many thanks if you feel able to help - and, to help us all to get around with a little less congestion on our road and rail networks!
Tim
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