The very last of Dudley's railways bites the dust!

Please explain, Simon why you put the BCIMO VLR centre on the UKs last, mothballed, half finished, mainline railway!!

Since 2014, I was advising the authorities to use the site at Moor St, Brierley Hill and the 3 Kms Pensnett line for the test track. Far more sensible, don't you think? I told Nick Mallinson, too but no-one listened. Yet another transport tragedy.

And, I was lied to that Metro "LR would provide the basis for restoring HR services at the appropriate time." (letter 18 Sept 2000 from Tom Magrath, Centro's Passenger Services Director)

And, where is the illusory, fake "passive provision" from MD Laura Shoaf, that we were all so glibly promised in the 'Midlands Today' TV interview with Peter Plisner? Another scam.

Quite disgraceful behaviour from you all, when I expected honesty, integrity and the highest standards. Buck your ideas up.

Their "passive provision" is so passive that it is non existent!

I have re-read your email, below. 

Your crusade, you mention, needs to be, I think, on the most achievable and urgent goals. That  means:

Helping me stop the folly of building on the only feasible site for the rebuilt Dudley Castle Hill railway station.​  ​This, when the authorities SAY they want the passenger trains to return but are only building in "passive provision" for freight trains as they use the line for six to ten trams every hour!​  ​This is either a lie or incompetence or, to put it more kindly​, ​the top people are being disingenuous,

Do you think, Andi as men of integrity, that we should be doing all we can to point this out?​  ​Should we politely point out that their "passive provision" is so passive that it is non existent?  How about a little activity to end the dearth of absent trains in the congested, traffic choked Black Country?

Should we helpfully point out to them that they are planning to spend ten times more per Km on the glitzy glamorous trams than simply putting back the commuter, regional and intercity trains​,​ with Railfuture's nine stations?​  ​Do you think that all this might just be in line with your "political and financial constraints that exist", below?

Did you know that national FoE wrote​,​ earlier this year​,​ that there are 100 ​towns and cities with free bus travel, including 30 in the USA and 20 in France?

How about the W Mids GP arguing for this rather than​, at a time of continuing austerity,​ nearly £2 BILLION on Metro and Sprint?

Please comment, Andi. You are our leader, after all.