Rail provider plans to reduce village services
Northern Rail proposals see fewer trains stopping at Hunmanby for 2018
and Bempton going to Scarborough and a further three going in the opposite direction to Hull every day. Nick Harvey, train campaigner, said: “People who use the trains know nothing of these plans. Now it is crackers that some trains are not going to stop, we will have a worse train service, lose through services to Doncaster and Sheffield when there is practically no time saving for the train due to the level crossing operation at Hunmanby railway station.”
These fears were echoed by Hertford ward councillor Godfrey Allanson, of the Yorkshire Community Rail Partnership.
He said: “Hunmanby has a high proportion of elderly people and then you have the younger generation who rely on the trains to go to Hunmanby and Bridlington to college. I am going to put pressure on Northern Rail and see what justification they have for not stopping at Hunmanby.”
The proposals were discussed at a North Yorkshire County Council Business & Environmental Services Executive Members meeting.
Barrie Mason, assistant director of highways and transportation, said to Northern Rail in response to their plans: “In Hertford ward councillor the past all services between Bridlington and Scarborough stopped at all stations.
“In May 2018 some trains become non-stop and this creates some significant gaps in services especially for Hunmanby e.g. Hunmanby - Scarborough 9.20am, 12.17pm, 2.17pm and 4.17pm, otherwise there are two-hour gaps that do not show any timetable benefit for not stopping.” + TELL US YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRAIN CHANGES