In a move strongly welcomed by ABFLY, it appears that Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) have dropped their unaffordable and unlikely-to-succeed aspiration for turning the line into part of a Supertram or Guided Bus network, and started working with Network Rail to improve what we already have.
Back in the summer, over 200 people responded to our ‘No2Bus’ […]
A recent letter received by Anne Main, MP for St Albans, reveals a lot about the government’s attitude towards rail investment.
In response to questions concerning the Abbey Line, Under-Secretary of State for Rail, Claire Perry MP, states that on the Abbey Line, “….demand forecasts indicate the current level of train service is sufficient to meet […]
The Abbey Line is once again facing a threat to its existence as a railway line.
In June, Herts County Council (HCC) updated their Rail Strategy and this was released for public consultation, starting on 10th June and due to close at midnight on 4th August.
Full details can be viewed at: www.hertsdirect.org/services/transtreets/railconsultation/
The updated Strategy, in its […]
Is this what you want?
HCC want to waste millions of pounds of taxpayers money on an expensive, unreliable, environmentally damaging Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network, otherwise known as ‘Guided Bus’. This means the Abbey Line’s rails and overhead line would be ripped up, and the character of the branch will be irrevocably changed through the pouring […]
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