LOOE VALLEY LINE

Knowing that the train franchise is up for retendering i would ask if it's not time to look at how many of the brach lines are being run as part of the tendering process. For some time Looe Town Council has been looking at how our own branch line is run and knows how important that this service is to the community and tourism. During the last year over 100k passengers were carried by this line which shows that the line is well used and helps the local economy. A local residents Andy Brown (who worked on the railways) has been building up a picture of how the service is run and has been reporting back to the council. The idea of having a light rail system would reduce costs which would help the economic viability of the line for the future may be a way forward. In the Cornish Guardian today there is an article looking at branch line and asking for input to the Devon and Cornwall rail partnership. Have a look and let me know what you think