Copeland Rail Users Group

Newsletter

December 2009

CRUG members receive a full copy of the newsletter.  It’s worth joining CRUG just to get a copy of this excellent publication!

 

Inside the Newsletter:-            Page

Millom Station improvements..........................2

Sunday Rail Service reports..................3 & 11

Community Rail Awards...................................4

Commuinity Rail Partnership Magazinei......6

Laurence Hilland’s Notes.................................6

Dai Pickup....A Tribute.......................................7

News from Network Rail...................................8

The new station at Workington.......................9

Send your views...............................................10

The “ Journey Care “ system........................11

Honesty or Fame? Doug’s dilemma............12

Lakes Line Rail Users Group.........................13

Incident at Drigg...............................................15

If only...................................................................16

Quiz Corner Answers...................8
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Some lines from the Chairman

The Harrington Hump has received another award, this time from the Civil Service,
endorsed by no less a personage than Labour's Deputy Leader, Harriet Harman The
award is for Delivery of Customer Service and was at the Civil Service Diversity
and Equality awards. The Hump is to go forward to the Civil Service Awards on
17th November where the overall winner of the Diversity and Equality Awards will
be announced in London*.

Unfortunately, the only mention of our involvement has been in Paul Salveson's arti-
cle in RAIL magazine, so I have contacted him about this.        
Paul is to remind the various people that this is an initiative which came from the
community and is not a case of the authorities telling us what they think we need,
but of us telling them and their responding to it.
That it has captured the imagination and is to be introduced throughout the country
is a very welcome bonus for railway passengers in general.
Qf course, we do not seek honours and awards for doing our Christian duty to help
our fellows, but it would be nice to have some acknowledgement.

*Note, added 23 Nov: The Hump has won the Civil Service Award in the 'Delivery
and Customer Service' Category, but still no mention ofCRUO in the citation!
 

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