WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

OUR ORGANISATION, PETERBOROUGH-ELY-NORWICH RAIL USERS

Most members and all officers are individual volunteers, though local authorities may affiliate or provide benefits.

OUR PURPOSE

We support:

Hourly trains between Birmingham and Stansted Airport, Liverpool and Norwich, Norwich and Cambridge with present standard stops.

Targeted development of bus interchange, car, cycle and taxi parking at, walking and wheelchair routes to, stations.

The principal of station “star ratings” with appropriate facilities.

Advocacy is a vital function; helping our members to be confident ambassadors a priority.

OUR BELIEFS

We believe:

In maximum appropriate use of rail for freight.

In franchises funded and specified so that government targets for overcrowding and customer service can be met.

In the desirability of a Milton Keynes to Cambridge railway.

That franchises should be funded and structured to allow and encourage managers to develop our services.

In whole route approaches to engineering access, with timely maintenance and renewal of infrastructure.

That extra taxpayer-funded trains should be prioritised on value for money.

We welcome extra stops in our trains where it can be professionally demonstrated that these stops would increase passenger numbers overall.

OUR ACTIVITIES

We enjoy observer status on Norfolk Rail Policy Group, working closely with local authority officers and industry managers, while liaising with other voluntary groups

The journey experiences of our members can be articulated in our newsletter and inform our networking.