Ratification cover letter to London & Birmingham Railway Ltd
| Date | 26 October 2017 |
| Section | Closures |
Head Office: One Kemble Stree t, London WC2B 4AN T: 020 7282 2000 www .orr.gov.uk
Dear Ms Henshall,
Norton Bridge station – Department for Transport request for ratification of closure
1) Please find enclosed a notice ratifying the closure of Norton Bridge station. Under the
power granted in s.32(9)(b) of the Railways Act 2005 (the Act), the Office of Rail and
Road (ORR) requires you, 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) Please note that the notice also requires the operator of the stations in the area
affected by the closure to display a copy of the closure ratification notice at those
stations for a period of 4 weeks following the date of the notice. You, London &
Birmingham Railway Limited are also required to display the notice at Barlaston,
Coseley, Dudley Port, Penkridge, Sandwell and Dudley, Smethwick Galton Bridge,
Smethwick Rolfe Street, Stone, Tipton and Wedgewood stations.
3) I have written separately to Network Rail Limited concerning the requirement to display
the notice at Birmingham New Street and London Euston stations.
4) I have also written separately to West Coast Trains Limited concerning the requirement
to display the notice at Crewe and Stafford stations.
5) I will today send a copy of the closure ratification notice to the Department for Transport,
the operators of the other stations and to all the parties consulted by the Department for
Transport. A copy of the notice will also appear on the ORR website and will be placed
on the ORR public register.
6) In deciding whether to ratify this proposed closure, ORR has checked that the
Department for Transport has:
a) provided ORR with the appropriate documentation;
Hector Anderson
Executive, Access & Licensing
Telephone 020 7282 3744
E-mail hector.anderson@orr.gsi.gov.uk
26 October 2017
Kelly Henshall
Head of Franchise Management & Development
London Midland
102 New Street
Birmingham
B2 4HQ
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