Letter to GWR from new West of England Metro Mayor, Dan Norris

The new West of England Metro Mayor, Dan Norris, has written to Mark Hopwood, Managing Director of GWR.

He writes:

Dear Mr Hopwood,

As the new Metro Mayor for the West of England, I am writing for an update on the situation with West of England Intercity Express train services.

I understand that the vast majority of services are still not operating today.

I appreciate that safety checks are underway for Hitachi trains, and that trains are being reallocated from other parts of the country. I recognise the network management challenges that this will bring.

Please can you update me on the progress of the mitigation measures for the West of England, and advise when full service high speed services are likely to begin again.

I am very keen to understand what further mitigation measures to support passengers are being considered in the meantime, and how we can reassure our communities on the future safety of train services.

Yours,

Dan Norris,

Metro Mayor for the West of England