Archived Save the Train forum articles - 2005 to 2010. See below
New Transport Secretary - 2754/5955 Written by Lee on Thursday, 28th June 2007
Ruth Kelly has been appointed Transport Secretary , replacing Douglas Alexander (link below.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6757793.stm
DfT biography. http://www.dft.gov.uk/press/ministers/ruthkellysecofstatetrans
BBC profile. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6241685.stm
Guardian profile. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,,-2848,00.html
Archive Guardian profile. http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1375849,00.html
Wikipedia profile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Kelly
MP profile. http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/ruth_kelly/bolton_west
CJ Harrison's view. http://firstgreatwestern.blogspot.com/2007/06/all-change.html
Transport 2000 letter. http://www.transport2000.org.uk/news/Ruth_Kelly_letter.pdf
Re: New Transport Secretary - 2754/6064 Written by Lee on Tuesday, 3rd July 2007
Chris Grayling has been replaced as Shadow Transport Secretary by Theresa Villiers (link below.) http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=137375
Re: New Transport Secretary - 2754/6079 Written by courgettelawn on Wednesday, 4th July 2007
I see we still have Tom Harris as Rail under-secretary. Here is a link to his latest speech: 'The Future of Rail. Time to Switch Tracks?'
http://www.dft.gov.uk/press/speechesstatements/speeches/timetoswitchtracks
Sentence 66 is particularly amusing.
Re: New Transport Secretary - 2754/6081 Written by Lee on Wednesday, 4th July 2007
Indeed! I commented on that speech a few days ago.
[quote author=Lee link=topic=2698.msg5933#msg5933 date=1182940345]A further speech by Tom Harris , with some interesting references to the early 80's and the Serpell Report (link below.) http://www.dft.gov.uk/press/speechesstatements/speeches/timetoswitchtracks[/quote]
Re: New Transport Secretary - 2754/6082 Written by admin (Graham Ellis) on Wednesday, 4th July 2007
[quote author=courgettelawn link=topic=2754.msg6079#msg6079 date=1183539414] I see we still have Tom Harris as Rail under-secretary.
Re: New Transport Secretary - 2754/6112 Written by courgettelawn on Thursday, 5th July 2007
Indeed... Similarly if they were to run some services very delayed and others depart early, they'll average out to be about on time.
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Save the Train was the campaign to bring an approriate train service back to and through Melksham.
Most big contributors are still around writing at the Coffee shop forum where new members are very welcome.
The train has been saved - sort of - we have stepped back up from an unusable service to a poorish one but it's doing very well. We did that through setting up the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership. That fulfilled its early objectives; it has been taken over by local and regional government types who are now doing medium and long term work. The team from this forun can also be found at the Melksham Rail User Group (which was the Melksham Rail Development Group at the time these articles were written and we had no users.
We mustn't loose sight, though, that the train service remains poor and needs our community support in marketing and campaigning to keep it going in a positive direction ... and all the more so when we're expecting to find a different normallity once we get out of the Coronavirus Pandemic and head for zero carbon via the climate crisis. Yes, it's saved ... it's now a key community facility ... the need for enhancement and the strong and near-universal local support remain, and the rail industry and goverment remain slow to move and provide the enhancements even to level us up with other towns. Please support the Melksham Rail User Group - now very much in partnership rather than protest with the rail industry and local government, including GWR, TransWilts and unitary and town councils. And please use the trains and buses, and cycle and walk when you can.
-- Graham Ellis, (webmaster), February 2021
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