Thanks Kevin for telling me about the 16 Sept meeting that I have contacted Helen about.
Thanks to Keith for saying he will come tomorrow.
Thanks to John N for his invaluable insights and link to Bridget. I suspect/fear that she has always been a big supporter of HS2 since its tragic inception in 2009 (Andrew Adonis and George Brown to blame). And, therefore, she also wants its little sister Metro that is an even longer and bigger fiasco of non-appearance on the transport scene.
John N wrote, "What's important is that we don't fight old battles (I am thinking of you Tim!) " I'm only too glad of, and want to be corrected, always - by anyone, please! For me, the old battle of 80 years of bulldozing or selling off one-third of the railway network to any old Tom, Dick or Harriet continues apace today. I got involved 40 years ago, insisting that we don't need to reinvent the wheel with buses on railway lines on roads and on mainline railways. Just use existing buses and trains and make them as least as good as the average on the mainland of Europe. SEE this that I want:
I helped to save the one mainline railway that is now taking many years to have its three stations rebuilt - Kings Heath, Moseley and Pineapple Road on the Brum to Bristol mainline. However, the other two mainline railways have gone for trams, a VLR test track innovation centre HQ, a dog walkers' paradise and fresh air. But that still leaves getting on for about 100 Kms of double track railway unused or freight only in our region - alongside or near to congested main roads and motorways! See this revealing map of wasted you know what!!
The attention and the billions is always on Metro trams, Sprint buses, VLR trams and, now guided busways for Hagley Road. Why not FFPT and ...
9 POINTS WHY METRO IS ESSENTIAL, here:
See Kevin, Keith and anyone else tomorrow at 11. I'll buy the drinks! We must see how we can do what John N wrote, "Would it too much to suggest that the WMCC asks to be in communication with Bridget Rosewell or one of her staff? We could write something and/or meet with them." John N, please could you write/call because I seem to be getting rebuffed, refused, blanked out!?
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