Very useful and wide-ranging meeting this afternoon with Rail Minister Norman Baker MP in the House of Commons. I was accompanied by Caroline Pidgeon AM, chair of the Greater London Assembly Transport Committee, and by Chris White, leader of the opposition on Herts County Council.
We took with us a dossier prepared by two St Albans [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Norman Baker'
Meeting with Rail Minister about First Capital Connect
December 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Sandy's blog
Tags:Caroline Pidgeon·Chris White·delay repay·FCC·First Capital Connect·Norman Baker·St Albans·Thameslink
A new vision for our railway
March 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Sandy's blog
It was rather an irony that we had to slightly delay the start of last night’s public meeting on FCC’s lamentable performance and what steps can be taken to hold them to account or even remove their franchise. This was because main speaker Norman Baker’s northbound train was delayed. You couldn’t make it up.
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Tags:Chris White·FCC·First Capital Connect·goat pub·Norman Baker·Sandy Walkington
“Should FCC lose its franchise?” – Public Meeting 16th March
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Sandy's blog
I am still being inundated daily with e-mails and telephone calls about continued erratic performance from First Capital Connect. And their mean and overly complex compensation offer is leaving people frustrated and angry.
The mechanism exists for rail franchises to be handed back if franchisees fail to deliver the promised service. FCC seems to have had [...]
Tags:FCC·First Capital Connect·Marlborough Road Methodist Church·Norman Baker·rail franchise·Sandy Walkington·St Albans