Message from SRCG Chairman Hi everyone. Apologies for being quiet on the social media front for a while – this is certainly not due to a lack of activity on behalf of our technical team! We have been working on a number of initiatives to secure our key objective of relocating the […]
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SRCG Technical Q & A Session 16th February 2021 Recently, Yarnfield and Cold Meese Parish Council invited members of SRCG’s technical team for a question and answer session regarding the Stone Railhead. For anyone who may have missed the session we have uploaded the video to our YouTube channel.
HS2 Phase 2a Consultation (West Midlands to Crewe) February 2021 SRCG would like to share the response to the Open Consultation that ended on 26th February 2021. Click this link to view the whole document.
All express passenger trains on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) are currently operated by the Train Operating Company (TOC) Avanti West Coast, who were awarded the franchise to provide those services by the Government after having beaten the tender submitted by the former franchise holder, Virgin Trains. Avanti provides […]
Following feedback from various SRCG supporters and members of the public, SRCG will periodically publish reports or notes that its technical team have compiled as part of evidence gathering process. These documents are predominantly based on detailed assessments of information produced by HS2 Ltd and are intended to inform readers of […]
HS2 Phase 2a Consultation (West Midlands to Crewe) February 2021 Following the inclusion in the HS2 Phase 2 Hybrid Bill of amendments proposed in the House of Lords, HS2 Ltd started a new consultation with the affected residents of Staffordshire, South Cheshire and North Shropshire. Leaflets started to be delivered […]
Staffordshire currently has very good train services to/from London via the West Coast Mainline (WCML) with travel times to London Euston station ranging from 77 minutes for Stafford and 85 minutes for Stoke on-Trent. The frequency of trains to/from London is also good. Stoke-on-Trent is provided with two trains per […]
Following the acceptance of an amendment to the Phase 2a Hybrid Bill proposed by the House of Lords, HS2 has started a consultation process with the residents of Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire regarding road traffic, ancient woodland, rail connectivity to HS2 and the reopening of railway stations. Although we have […]
Hello All. Well, not even the weather could stop the SRCG from attending the Stone Festival & Carnival activities on Saturday 8th June. Needless to say, the stand took a bit a battering from the wind and rain, but everyone’s spirits remained high. Thanks to all those who visited the stall […]
The Stone Railhead Crisis Group’s technical team appeared for the third time in front of the HS2 Select Committee on Tuesday 7th May. Representing Stone Town Council on this occasion, Trevor Parkin and Gordon Wilkinson gave evidence on road safety issues, as well as HS2’s latest indicative programme for construction […]