Closure documentation
| Date | 25 August 2017 |
| Section | Closures |
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Department
for
Transport
stations. depots@o rr. gsi .gov. uk
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Dear Sirs,
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Fares & Passenger Benefits Manager
Passenger Services
Department for Transport
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nster
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25 August
2017
RATIFICATION REQUEST FOR CLOSURE OF NORTON BRIDGE
STATION
Following the consultation
in
respect
of
the proposal to discontinue the use
of
Norton
Bridge station, Chris Grayling, Secretary
of
State
for
Transport and Paul Maynard,
Parliamentary Under Secretary
of
State for Transport have agreed to the publication
of
the summary
of
responses and that the Office
of
Rail and Road ('O
RR
') be requested to
formally ratify the closure. For your information, and not a matter requiring ratification by
the ORR, Chris Grayling and Paul Maynard have also agreed that the Department ends
its subsidy
for
the rail replacement bus services
in
March 2019.
Paragraph 24
of
ORR's Procedures for Reviewing Closure References suggests that the
summary
of
responses be published for four weeks prior to reference. The summary was
published on 20 July 2017 https://www.gov.uk/gove
rn
ment/consultations/norto
n-
bridge-
station-closure
Documents making up the closure submission are:
1. Closure consultation document
2. Closure Notice
3. Copy
of
Closure Notice published in newspapers:
• Daily Mail, 19 and 26 October 2016
• Daily Telegraph, 19 and 26 October 2016
• Staffordshire Newsletter, 19 and 26 October 2016
4.
Copy
of
other consultation letters from the Department
for
Transport to MPs and
named stakeholders
5.
List and copies
of
responses received
6. Summary
of
responses with
Off
comments.
Electronic copies of these documents are attached to this e-mai
l.
If
you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
October 2016
Moving Britain Ahead
Closure of Norton Bridge station
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