Friday, 17 June 2011

Letter to the Citizen, 17 June 2011

The Editor                                                                   
The Citizen                                                                  
6-8 The Oxebode                                                        
Gloucester  GL1 1RZ
                                                                                     
17th June 2011                                                            

Dear Sir
Mr Richard Graham MP, in his letter to the Citizen of Tuesday 7th June, stated that it was best to improve the existing Gloucester railway station.
So, what are Mr Graham and Mr Chris Oldershaw, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) doing to ensure that long distance trains again stop in Gloucester?
They are evidently content that trains between Gloucester and London Paddington are the only long distance trains that stop in Gloucester.  I wonder why?
Mr Graham proudly announced the restoration of the double track between Swindon and Kemble in his letter to ‘The Citizen’ of Friday 8th April 2011.  Can he confirm, or otherwise, that this will have the infrastructure for electrification to meet up with the Paddington – Swindon electrification?  Delaying this infrastructure will be a waste of resources.
Previously, in ‘THE BIG ISSUE’ of the Citizen (Tuesday, May 24, 2011) concerning Mr Richard Graham MP and his first year; the preamble states that he went to The University of Oxford but does not mention his course of study.  What did he study?  In that article, Mr Graham states: “I’ve worked . . . for the dual line on the Gloucester-London line . . . .”
It seems that Mr Graham’s sole concern is for trains between his two main places of work, Gloucester, via Paddington, to Westminster.  He has not shown any interest in improving other routes from Gloucester.  Will Mr Graham endeavour to arrange that all long distance trains, not only the ones to Paddington, again stop in Gloucester?

Yours faithfully


Brian Cowell  CEng MIMechE MACostE.

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