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Partnership working is
the key to cross border success
THIS week we have been told that
Merseytravel's latest response to the National Assembly for Wales, cross
border rail services through partnership working is, in short:-
"delivering quality."
The Merseytravel committee welcomed the
assembly's Enterprise and Business Committee invite to respond to the
forthcoming inquiry into Welsh rail infrastructure priorities and approved
its response at a meeting on Thursday, 7 January 2016.
Cllr. Liam Robinson, chair of
Merseytravel:- "We were pleased to have been invited to respond to
this inquiry as both Merseytravel and the Liverpool City Region (Merseyside)
have long standing relationships with the Welsh Assembly and our response is
made in good faith and in the spirit of our partnership working. Improving
cross boundary rail links from the Liverpool City Region (Merseyside) and
Merseyside, into North Wales, is a long standing priority for Merseytravel
and the Liverpool City Region, and is set out within our Long Term Rail
Strategy and Strategic Economic Plan. Cross boundary rail infrastructure
issues can be complex and that's why we believe it is important to work
together with the Welsh Assembly in order to make things happen and deliver
the best deal for people living in both regions. Indeed, our membership of
the Mersey Dee Alliance for over 10 years is an example of how important we
rate partnership working and reinforces the recognition that North East
Wales, West Cheshire and parts of the Liverpool City Region (Merseyside)
form part of a common, recognisable economic and travel to work area. This
presents many opportunities to shape new and improved services that will
benefit people travelling across the borders. We have far reaching
objectives as we are also working closely with the Welsh Government to
improve service quality on the Borderlands line between Wrexham and Bidston,
and to develop new rail services form North Wales to Liverpool via the
reinstatement of the Halton rail curve near Frodsham. In addition our
response also highlights the importance of improved, electrified rail
services from the North Wales Coast line to the High Speed 2 Hub at Crewe,
and also directly into Liverpool. There is a considerable amount of focus on
driving forward improvement projects and through further strong partnership
and collaboration across border areas, we can place seamless, cross border
travel and continuity of quality of service high on the agenda and enhance
the customer experience for the future."
The response will now be submitted to the National Assembly for Wales.
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