http://bigcitytalk.org.uk/579/414/ A Place To Talk About Birmingham's Big City Plan Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:04:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://bigcitytalk.org.uk/579/414/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Mary Horesh Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:05:19 +0000 http://bigcity.paradisecircus.com/579/414/#comment-269 There is no point in the city being connected to all these high speed links to other cities, if people in the local area cannot connect with these high speed links. For example I live out in Stechford and have lived there for over 9 years. When I first came, there were 4 trains an hour and now we are down to 2 an hour. This is because they have made space for the virgin trains to have slots on my route. Ironically I am unable to make a link with these trains in an easy manner as my train runs quite erratically and gives priority to those trains and I will not be alone. It becomes ironic that I am starting to consider driving my car to New Street or Birmingham international to guarantee a connection with these trains. There is no point in the city being connected to all these high speed links to other cities, if people in the local area cannot connect with these high speed links. For example I live out in Stechford and have lived there for over 9 years. When I first came, there were 4 trains an hour and now we are down to 2 an hour. This is because they have made space for the virgin trains to have slots on my route. Ironically I am unable to make a link with these trains in an easy manner as my train runs quite erratically and gives priority to those trains and I will not be alone. It becomes ironic that I am starting to consider driving my car to New Street or Birmingham international to guarantee a connection with these trains.

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