Minsters rail campaign
 

The Minsters Rail Campaign which is campaigning to re-open the line between York and Beverley with stations at Stamford Bridge, Pocklington and Market Weighton, is having a public meeting in Stamford Bridge on Thursday 10th November at 7.30pm. The venue is the cricket club on Low Catton Road. Come along and find out about our plans!

Good luck with the campaign. It would make a great line.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Thanks John - much appreciated and a long way to go.

hope you sucsed in you campain to reopen line the area badly needs a railway to help it grow best off luck

Will that line go through Fangfoss ?

Thanks you Les for your best wishes. I will endeavour to keep the forum informed of our progress (and no doubt our frustrations).

Phillip - yes the line will go through Fangfoss but we do not propose to re-open the station as there will be very limited demand in the immediate area and we want to keep journey time to a minimum between the more important stations. Do you live in the area or know anyone in that area? If so I hope you can come to the meeting or infrom people you might know locally.

I am probably off air until Friday now (away on business) so if anyone posts to this thread I will respond then.

I only know the area because I once stayed at the caravan site that occupies the former station site. The old station is a listed building and is now the caravan site office.

That was about 4 years ago, and I noticed the old station in Pocklington when we cycled over that way.

Hope it is reopened would be great!!

May i wish you and all like minded people the very best of luck, at least you are getting a hearing, so there's cause for optimism.

Very best of luck and hope it pays off.
Regards
Phil

The very best of luck to you next week and I would look forward to making the journey up there to travel on the reopened line.

Thanks all for your best wishes - I will post a report of the meeting when its done and dusted. If anyone would like to join its £5 a year (or £50 for life membership) as we have a long way to go (and funds are low!).

We hope to be at NRMs Rail Fest event in June (as long as they don't charge too much for a stand...otherwise I'll probably be outside with a sandwich board.

Dave