Call for Lowestoft to Liverpool Street through service to be restored
MP Peter Aldous has made the call
Lowestoft needs to see the re-introduction of the through rail servie to Liverpool Street.
That's according to MP Peter Aldous, who's calling for the route to be restored, either by Greater Anglia or by Great British Railways when it's formed.
Speaking in Parliament, Mr Aldous said:
"I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. Greater Anglia’s current franchise agreement provides for the reintroduction of a through service from Lowestoft to Liverpool Street, but this has been delayed, partly by the pandemic. The service is much needed and it is to be regretted that this contractual undertaking has not yet been fulfilled. I would be grateful if my right hon. Friend could provide an assurance that the service will be brought in as quickly as possible, preferably under the current franchise agreement, but if not, under the proposed concession agreement."
Replying Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, said:
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right to ensure that his constituents get the best possible service. I was just conferring with the rail Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Daventry; of course, the current franchise agreement does not stand because the franchise agreements are being ended. I know that my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) will rightly continue to battle for that service and that my hon. Friend the rail Minister will be happy to discuss it with him further."