Witham MP pressing rail company about train services
Witham MP, Priti Patel, met with representatives from Greater Anglia on Wednesday [27 June 2018] to raise passenger concerns about rail services and ask Greater Anglia about what steps they are taking to improve their services. Priti met with Jamie Burles, Managing Director at Greater Anglia, and Jonathan Denby, Head …
Witham MP challenges Network Rail over response to rail disruption
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has challenged Network Rail over its response to the disruption experienced by passengers at London Liverpool Street last week [week commencing 11 June 2018]. Owing to a crack in a bespoke piece of track, services to and from London Liverpool Street were severely disrupted and Priti …
Witham MP holds Greater Anglia and Network Rail to account over rail disruption
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has held Greater Anglia and Network Rail to account over the disruption experienced by passengers at London Liverpool Street this week. Owing to a crack in a bespoke piece of track outside London Liverpool Street, Greater Anglia has been unable to run any services in and …
Priti Patel chairs public rail meeting for local commuters
Witham MP, Priti Patel and Chair of the Great Eastern Mainline Taskforce chaired a rail meeting for local commuters with Greater Anglia and Network Rail on Wednesday evening in Witham [30 May 2018]. At the meeting, representatives from Greater Anglia and Network Rail addressed concerns from passengers about engineering works, …
Witham MP Priti Patel continues to make the case for rail investment for local commuters
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham and Chair of the Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce, has met with the Rail Minister, Jo Johnson MP, to press the case for continued investment in the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML). As Chair of the Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce, Priti made …
Priti to Chair rail meeting for commuters
Witham MP Priti Patel is chairing a public meeting on Wednesday 30 May 2018 at St Nicholas Church Community Hall in Witham. The meeting will take place between 6pm and 7.30pm and will be an opportunity for local commuters to question representatives from train operator Abellio Greater Anglia and Network …
Priti Patel seeking assurances on Great Eastern Main Line
Witham MP Priti Patel has been seeking assurances from the Government, Network Rail and Greater Anglia that the planned infrastructure upgrades on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) will be completed within the original timeframe. Greater Anglia has previously unveiled plans to reduce journey times between Norwich and London to …
Witham MP backs investment in rail network
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has backed calls for investment in the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML). Network Rail has submitted a business case for £2.5 million to be invested in Anglia’s rail network over a five year period (2019-2024) and as Chair of the GEML Taskforce, Priti has urged the …
Rail Infrastructure
The Great Eastern Main Line Rail Taskforce met today [27 March 2018] to discuss how key strategic infrastructure projects can benefit from the Government’s newly announced Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) process. The RNEP process has been introduced by the Department for Transport to provide a framework for people looking …
Priti calls on Chancellor for GEML Rail Investment
Witham MP and Great Eastern Main Line Rail Taskforce Chair Priti Patel has called on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to invest in the region’s rail infrastructure in the House of Commons. During questions to Treasury ministers Priti called on the Government to recognise the economic benefits of investing in …