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SLUG Response to West Midlands Rail Franchise Consultation

The Stourbridge Line User Group has been heavily involved with producing a response to the West Midlands Rail Consultation document.  The implications of this consultation, on which the Department for Transport will decide the best franchise regional train operator, are enormous.  The process is much more than asking for service improvements, it is framing SLUG campaigns in a persuasive way.  By the time of submission on 16 March, the SLUG document underwent seven revisions after thorough and thoughtful debate.
Preparation for the SLUG response has involved attendance at various liaison events including presentations at Worcester County Hall and Birmingham Council House.  Other stakeholders at these meetings have included fraternal Rail User Groups, Centro officers and Worcestershire County Councillors.  In addition, SLUG attended a public consultation event at Birmingham Snow Hill station which enabled us to discuss our aspirations with a member of the DfT-led franchising team.

To view the SLUG response to the consultation, please click on the button below.
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11 November 2024

The Walsall Line pages have been updated with new photographs taken today between Great Bridge and Dudley Port.

8 November 2024

Links to a series of walks from local railway stations produced by two local comunity rail partnerships have been added to the SLUG website under the "Rail Trails" tab on the Home page.

31 May 2024

Major changes will be made to Stourbridge Line and Stourbridge Town timetables from 2 June.  Full details may be read in the News and Comment section, while the Timetables page has been updated with the new timetables, and each individual Stations page has been updated with the new departure boards.

12 November 2023

Recent photos of activity along the Metro route from Great Bridge to Dudley have been added to the Walsall Line section of the website.
The Membership Secretary
Stourbridge Line User Group
46 Sandringham Road
Wordsley
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 5HL


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5 January 2025

(News and Comment / Timetables / Stations)
The Membership Secretary
Stourbridge Line User Group
46 Sandringham Road
Wordsley
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 5HL

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