Reliability on one of Shropshire's main rail routes has 'not been acceptable' a Government minister has said.
Reliability on one of Shropshire's main rail routes has "not been acceptable" a Government minister has said.The comments come after Shrewsbury & Atcham MP Daniel Kawczynski raised his concerns with the Department for Transport about the state of rail lines from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
Mr Merriman said:"Recent levels of reliability on railway services through Shrewsbury have not been acceptable due to a combination of train and infrastructure issues. "The department and West Midlands Rail Executive are closely working with WMT and officials from TfW on these issues. I am assured good progress has been made and improvements in services should be seen by passengers shortly."
"As is common during the rollout of a new fleet there has been some impact to performance while the trains bed in and we are working hard with the manufacturers to improve reliability for our passengers."
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