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Goyt
Valley Rail Users' Association
Serving users of the Piccadilly to
Marple, New Mills and Rose Hill Lines
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Class 150 replacing our old DMU's
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Support your local
railway
Join the Goyt Valley Rail
Users' Association
An independent voluntary
body listed in the Rail Regulator's Directory of User Groups.
Benefits of
membership include:
- Regular newsletter.
- open meetings twice a year
with guest speakers from the Railway Industry.
- Complaints about service
quality promptly investigated.
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GVRUA's main aims are to:-
- Improve the quality of local
railway services
- Investigate members'
complaints.
- Encourage passenger and freight
train operators to maximise the potential of the Goyt Valley
lines.
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GVRUA's priorities
for improved service are:-
- Improved passenger
communication and information systems.
- Electrification of both routes,
i.e. to New Mills and Rose Hill.
- Newer rolling stock.
- Improved Sunday Services and
elimination of bus substitutions except in emergencies.
- Introduction of through
services beyond Manchester.
- Improved peak period services
for New Mills Central.
- Restoration of request stops at
Strines.
- Hourly service to and from
Sheffield.
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Formed in 1993, The Association
is a purely voluntary and independent organisation. It is politically
neutral and receives no income other than the contributions of its
membership. The Association engages in a constructive
dialogue with railway service providers and the GMPTE. Members receive
regular newsletters and open meetings are held twice a year. These include
guest speakers and the usual venues are Marple, New Mills and Romiley. Annual
General Meetings are held in the Spring.
Annual subscription:
£2.00 Individual - £3.00 Household - £10 Corporate
If you would like more
information, contact Membership Secretary:-
Beryl Wills, 43 Buxton Lane, Marple, SK6 7QL, Tel. 0161 427 5207
Chairman:
J.O.Graves,
44 Strines Road,
Marple,
SK6 7RW
0161 427 6128 |
Secretary:
Bob Cummings,
37 Haughton Street,
Hyde
SK14 1QW
0161 368 8312
cummings@ricsonline.org |
Treasurer:
Tony Wills,
43 Buxton Lane,
Marple,
SK6 7QL
0161 427 5207 |
Location
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