SENRUG Press Release: 13th April 2010

SENRUG, the group that campaigns for better rail transport in South East Northumberland, is concerned that Morpeth, the region’s inter-city station, is still being overlooked when it comes to planning the new East Coast Main Line station, that will come in to force from May 2011.

Although this date seems a long way away at present, the reality is the new timetable will be set in stone shortly, and it will be most difficult to negotiate further improvements after that…

SENRUG, the group that campaigns for better rail transport in South East Northumberland, has organised a political debate on rail transport policy with the parliamentary candidates from the 3 main political parties for the Wansbeck Constituency…

Today we welcomed the announcement from Northern Rail that the Ticket Office at Morpeth Station will be open during the afternoon, for a trial period of 6 weeks.

The trial starts September 14th and opening hours are extended on Mon-Fri until 16.20.

SENRUG, the group that campaigns for better rail transport in South East Northumberland, is holding its next public meeting on Thursday 16th July, at 7.30 pm, at the Methodist Church in Morpeth, Howard Terrace, off Dark Lane.

The speaker on this occasion will be Denis Murphy, MP for Wansbeck. It is expected Mr Murphy will talk about how parliamentary processes work, and his role in profiling various local issues, including SENRUG’s campaigns, nationally.

SENRUG, the group that campaigns for better rail transport in South East Northumberland, has invited a senior member of CrossCountry Trains’ management team to speak at its next public meeting, which is being held on Thursday 26th March at 7.30 pm at Morpeth Methodist Church in Howard Terrace.

SENRUG Launches Manifesto – SENRUG, the group that campaigns for better rail transport in South East Northumberland, today formally launched its manifesto that brings together…