Issue - meetings

For Members to consider the report of the Strategic Rail Director.

6.1             Members received the report from Head of Rail Specification & Delivery who outlined the key aspects of his report.

6.2          Cllr Melia raised the issue of level boarding whilst Cllr Salter enquired how this would work in relation to HS2.

The Head of Rail Specification explained that this issue would be dealt with in the Stations Strategy.  In relation to the query on HS2 the Head of Rail Specification confimed  that he would look into this matter further.

Resolved:

1)   That the Committee notes the progress on working with the industry on implementing the Williams Shapps Plan in the North.

2)   That the Committee notes the approach set out in the report including the proposal to utilise existing levers within the Rail North Partnership Agreement set out in paragraphs 3.9 to 3.10 and plans to undertake deeper discussion of the development of the new partnership with Great British Railways.

3)   That the Committee endorses the approach to responding to the Whole Industry Strategic Plan call for evidence which is set out in paragraphs 3.14 to 3.16.