Ratification cover letter to Department for Transport
| Date | 25 August 2017 |
| Section | Closures |
Head Office: One Kemble Stree t, London WC2B 4AN T: 020 7282 2000 www .orr.gov.uk
Dear Mr Hau
Norton Bridge station – Department for Transport request for ratification of closure
1) I am writing further to your letter of 25 August 2017 requesting ratification of the
proposal to close Norton Bridge station.
2) Please find enclosed a notice ratifying the closure of Norton Bridge station. The Office
of Rail and Road (ORR), under the power granted in s.32(9)(b) of the Railways Act 2005
(the Act), requires London & Birmingham Railway Limited to display the ratification notice
at Norton Bridge station for a period of 4 weeks following the date of the notice.
2) The notice also requires the operator of the stations in the area affected by the closure
- Barlaston, Birmingham New Street, Coseley, Crewe, Dudley Port, London Euston,
Penkridge, Sandwell and Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge, Smethwick Rolfe Street,
Stafford, Stone, Tipton and Wedgewood stations - to display a copy of the closure
ratification notice at those stations for a period of 4 weeks following the date of the notice. I
have written to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, London & Birmingham Railway Limited
and West Coast Trains Limited regarding this requirement.
3) I will today send a copy of the closure ratification notice to all the parties consulted by
the Department for Transport. A copy of the notice will also appear on ORR’s website and
will be placed on ORR’s public register.
4) In deciding whether to ratify this proposed closure, ORR has checked and confirms that
the Department for Transport has:
a) provided ORR with the appropriate documentation;
b) followed the consultation requirements laid down in the Act, and by the Railways
Hector Anderson
Executive, Access & Licensing
Telephone 020 7282 3744
E-mail hector.anderson@orr.gsi.gov.uk
26 October 2017
Your reference: RFTB/020/001/025/11
Martin Hau
Fares & Passenger Benefits Manager
Passenger Services
Department for Transport
Zone 4/18, Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London SW1P 4DR
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