Chris Loder, formerly (I assume that) with
SWT▸ /
SWR» was elected as the Conservative
MP▸ for Dorset West last week. Congratulations, Chris. As the 'key name' behind SWT/SWR's extra trains around Yeovil Junction to Pen Mill, Frome, Westbury and Salisbury, and I think the Corfe Castle service, Chris has already had quite an upward influence in the area.
Now - if he can get an overdue service improvement on the
HoW‡ and help his colleague Andrew Murrison persuade SWT to stop at Dilton Marsh (( got as far as
RTT» feeds, but sadly pulled )) there will be a lot of people really thankful. Good to have a public transport aware MP in Dorset
Meanwhile, from
Surrey LiveNew MPs muscle in on South Western Railway guard row in bid to end impasse
They have been "inundated... from many constituents whose lives are being severely disrupted"
Two newly-elected MPs have stepped in on a two-year row between South Western Railway (SWR) and a union in a bid to end the impasse.
Liberal Democrats Sarah Olney and Munira Wilson, alongside joint acting party leader Ed Davey, have written identical letters to the train operator and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT▸ ) union urging them to meet to try and end the stalemate over guards on trains.
