Great to catch up with East Midlands Railway leaders, Department for Transport representatives, and local leaders from around Rushcliffe, Leicestershire/Rutland, and Lincolnshire today.
We discussed the changes included in EMR’s May 2021 Timetable and improvements to look at for the future.
A number of changes are set to improve the Poacher line which runs from Skegness, through Grantham and Rushcliffe to Nottingham. We can expect:
- Services that currently only run to Skegness in the summer will run throughout the year.
- Additional services between Nottingham and Grantham.
- Later evening weekday services and a significantly improved Sunday service.
In the future, I am told EMR is looking at making improvements to its current rolling stocks (upgraded trains) and is assessing what can be done to further decrease travel and wait times.
Read the full report here.
This is a step in the right direction, but we need to continue to push for change. You can help by filling out my Radcliffe Station survey here and my Rushcliffe Travel survey here.