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Sponsored by: Chiltern Railways


Chiltern Railways to introduce new direct weekend trains to London from Kidderminster and Stourbridge


By Lucy Evans Marketing Manager


The new Chiltern Railways Winter/Spring timetable will come into effect on Sunday 10 December 2017, bringing a range of benefits for the Midlands including new direct services between Kidderminster, Stourbridge Junction and London Marylebone on weekends. Providing an increase in


options for days out in London, the new services are as follows:


Saturday services On Saturdays, the company is introducing new services back to the Midlands so customers returning to stations past Birmingham don’t have to change.


• 17.10 from London Marylebone to Kidderminster


• 19.40 from London Marylebone to Kidderminster


Sunday services On Sundays, customers will be able to use new direct Chiltern services to enjoy a day out in London.


• 09.40 from Kidderminster to London Marylebone


• 11.13 from Kidderminster to London Marylebone


• 18.10 from London Marylebone to Kidderminster


• 19.40 from London Marylebone to Kidderminster


• 20.40 from London Marylebone to Kidderminster


Customers are encouraged to check train times ahead of the launch of the new timetable. Information can be found on the Chiltern Railways website and in industry systems.


Study reveals a mixed review for city’s transport


Birmingham has been ranked as having the most affordable public transport system in the UK - and one of the most affordable networks in Europe. Yet despite this, Birmingham


still fails to rank inside the top quartile of cities globally for the broader quality and effectiveness of its transport systems. Birmingham’s position in 38th


place globally, well behind London (7th), shows it has some way to go in terms of transport’s role in driving regional economic productivity. The results are according to the


Arcadis Sustainable Cities Mobility Index. It ranks 100 of the world’s leading cities according to the three pillars of transport sustainability - People (reflecting quality of life through factors including accessibility, connectivity and uptake of active options such as walking or cycling), Planet (including congestion, pollution and


‘Despite its affordability, Birmingham has the second most under-utilised transport systems in the UK’


emissions) and Profit (reflecting public finance, affordability and economic opportunity). Although there is no magic


recipe for the creation of an effective urban transport system, higher ranking cities have a better balance across the three pillars. Birmingham actually performs


fairly consistently across the Index. As well as being affordable, the city’s transport network also produces some of the lowest levels of greenhouse gas emissions of all the UK cities in the index and is one of the most economically sustainable networks in Europe. But despite its affordability, Birmingham has the second most under-utilised transport systems in the UK and addressing high levels of congestion and sources of delay


would go a long way towards encouraging people to increase the number of journeys made by public transport. Simon Marks, Arcadis city


executive for Birmingham, said: “Given Birmingham’s position at the heart of the Government’s new national economic vision, it cannot afford to be complacent about the quality of its transport network. “A truly sustainable transport


system isn’t just about enabling mobility; it also needs to create major economic opportunity and job growth, and improve the lives of those who rely on it every day. We need to make sure Birmingham lives up to its potential. “Investing in mobility needs to remain a top priority.”


All aboard to the sunny Red Sea


The inaugural Thomas Cook Airlines flight to Marsa Alam in Egypt has departed from Birmingham Airport. To celebrate, passengers enjoyed


fizz and breakfast before boarding, and a specially designed Egyptian pyramid cake was cut to mark the departure to the new destination. Following a surge in demand for


holidays to Hurghada in Egypt, Thomas Cook has introduced the Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam to offer customers even more choice for winter and summer sun. The Birmingham-Marsa Alam


flights are on Monday, with the outbound leaving at 9am and the return flight taking off from Egypt at 5.35pm. November also marked the inaugural Birmingham to Cape Verde flight.


54 CHAMBERLINK December 2017/January 2018


From left: Nicki Atkins (Thomas Cook Rugeley), Tom Screen (Birmingham Airport), Louise Arscott and Matt Morgan (both Thomas Cook Airlines), and Liz O'Brien (Thomas Cook Birmingham Bullring)


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