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Virgin Trains in partnership with Network Rail is to provide an additional 469 car parking spaces for rail passengers at Preston station. The new 939-space car park is expected to be completed in Spring 2009. Construction work is due to start by the end of May 2008 and passengers are advised that there will be a reduction in existing car parking spaces and these are expected to be filled by 07:30 each day.
VT and NR are working closely with Passenger Focus to minimise the inconvenience to customers during the work at Preston. Whilst the work takes place, customers are advised to use alternative car parks or local buses, including the Park & Ride service, and to allow extra time for their journey to ensure they catch their intended train.
VT and NR have committed £90 million over the next 18 months to increase the number of parking spaces at stations on the all 17 stations on the WCML which are managed by Virgin Trains.
For further information contact Virgin Trains Press Office on 0845 000 3333
or visit www.virgintrainsmediaroom.com
or Network Rail Press Office: 0161 880 3142
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Community Rail Weekend 16-18 May `08
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Community Rail Weekend – 16th to 18th May 2008
ELCRP, CLCRP, WoLCRP, LLMCRP, SFLCRP
Launch of the South Fylde Line CRP at Station Tavern, Lytham – Saturday 17th May 2008 @ 12.45 – announcement of CR Designation
‘Railways in the Community’ photography competition Top 50 Entries to be displayed in the Platform Gallery, Clitheroe over the weekend and through to Wednesday 21st May 2008.
Supported with other work by ‘resident’ photographers and with other railwayana. RVR sales stall.
Display of children’s railway-based artwork in Platform Gallery, Clitheroe
Station Gala at Blackburn during morning of Saturday 17th May 2008 with St Augustine’s School Swing Band; RVR;STELLA; SELRAP; Network Rail; Lancs CC;Blackburn with Darwen; and Transdev/Blazefields bus with display
Station Gala at Hellifield – all day Saturday 17th May 2008
LASRUG; RVR display and sales stall; FoSCL – craft fair & railway swap; LAMRUG; AVRUG; Kingfisher Tours; Craft fair
Clitheroe is also hosting the second Clitheroe Festival, which runs side by side with Community Rail Weekend. This will see a huge number of events taking place in and around Clitheroe and includes a Beer Festival, music on the castle bandstand, birds of prey displays, vintage and steam buses and a whole host of other events.
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| The Lancashire & Cumbria Rail Utilisation Strategy. The 104-page A4 document may be downloaded as a .pdf from www.networkrail.co.uk/
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Temporary home for Clitheroe TIC
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| As most Ribble Valley people will be aware, owing to cutbacks by Lancashire County Council, the Market Place, Clitheroe, premises of Clitheroe Tourist Information Centre closed on Saturday 26 April. Until a new (permanent) home can be found, the facility is being run from the main foyer of Ribble Valley Council offices in Church Walk. Open hours are: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; Bank Hol Mondays 10am-4pm. Tel: 01200 425566
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Out now! Available to non-members from the Tourist Information Centre, (from 28 April 2008 housed temporarily) at Ribble Valley Borough Council Offices, Church Walk, Clitheroe, and the Visitor Centre, Church Street, Blackburn: Price £2
Ribble Valley RailNews No.82, Winter 2008
Front cover: 150149 crossing the rarely-photographed Primrose Viaduct.
Editorial: comments on internal news especially the 2007 Santa Services.
Membership: reports the death of two members and appeals for more recruitment.
Notes & News: 2007 Grand Christmas Draw Prize Winners; Friends of Stations, and various other items including Freckleton Street Bridge progress, Santa Services 2008, local infrastructure update, return of cement traffic, plus a miscellany of items from Railfuture, STORM, Northern, and Network Rail.
Features: St Pancras by Kathleen Sharples; Chinese Railways progress – Ken Geddes; What a difference 86 years makes! Simon Clarke compares local journey times now and in 1922.
Photo features: 2007 Santas; planting planters; a puzzle; Freckleton St bridge slide; RVL infrastructure work; interesting loco movements; and the treatment (or lack of - ) of two prominent RV structures.
Readers Write: reminiscences of two of RVR’s older members.
Ramble: Ride Relax Ramble & Roam leaflet launch – Simon Clarke; DalesRail 2008 update - Craig Ward
Railway Cuttings: a compilation, of press cuttings of interest to RVR members compiled by Kathleen Sharples.
On The Line: Brian Haworth`s comprehensive review of the traffic using the line during the previous quarter.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS & DIARY DATES 2008
Mon 28 Apr RVR Meeting, New Inn, Clitheroe 19.30
Sat/Sun 17/18 May Community Rail Weekend, Blackburn, Clitheroe, Hellifield
Mon 2 Jun RVR Meeting, New Inn, Clitheroe 19.30
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