On the 19th December members of SMART and SHRUG met Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham to discuss our concerns, fears and ideas around the May 2018 timetable and beyond.<\/p>\n
It was a very worthwhile and productive meeting and Andy now has a fuller understanding of some of the implications arising from the franchise change – especially its impact on local people. We also provided some ideas about how these can possibly be mitigated<\/p>\n
It was also extremely well timed as Andy had a meeting with TPE the day after. SHRUG are also arranging meetings with Rail North and TPE early in the new year.<\/p>\n
Once we have had these meetings and the revised timetables have been published it is likely there will be further public meetings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On the 19th December members of SMART and SHRUG met Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham to discuss our concerns, fears and ideas around the May 2018 timetable and beyond. It was a very worthwhile and productive meeting and Andy … Continue reading