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“The economic prosperity of Stockport depends on having good transport links'
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Register your viaduct vote online for trains to stop
19/ 3/2008
GREATER Manchester’s business leaders are backing the campaign to make all trains stop at Stockport station.
Following the story featured in the Stockport Express earlier this month, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has encouraged all its members to sign the internet-based petition launched on the Downing Street website.
The petition calls for the enforcement of the 1840 Act of Parliament which states that - as part of the conditions in building the Stockport Viaduct - all trains travelling across the structure are required to stop at the Stockport/Edgeley station.
Chamber spokesman Simon Cronin, said: "Our Stockport members are very concerned that some trains are not stopping at the station, as required by the 1840 Act.
"The economic prosperity of Stockport depends on having good transport links. It is therefore essential that Stockport maintains its position as a major train station. If we don’t make a stand now, in a few years time we could be in the situation where Stockport people have to travel into Manchester to catch a train to London."
The Chamber has already lent its support to the campaign for a regular train service from Reddish South station.
Since the petition was launched, 320 people have signed their name to it and as of yesterday it was ranked 394 out of 7230 petitions at Downing Street.
Mike Perkin, who started the campaign, believes its success has primarily been down to the coverage by the Stockport Express.
"The newspaper definitely had a great impact on the campaign as a couple of hundred signatures came in during the days after the article.
"It’s had a snowball effect as families and friends have been spreading the message too after signing it.
"I am delighted with its progress so far but I would love to see at least 1,000 signatures, which with the help of the Stockport Express we just might achieve."
Mike suggests that for those who don’t have internet access, they ask a relative who does or visit their local library to register their vote.
"Unfortunately we don’t have a paper petition but there is nothing to stop anyone petitioning Downing Street in the time-honoured way.
"The online internet petitions just make everything easier, and more private, whereas, on paper, petitioners would have to provide their name and address details more publicly. If you can enlist the help of a third party then that’s even better.
"The whole thing literally takes one minute so don’t be put off trying."
To back the campaign email to http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Stockport-trains/
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Shame on you Cllr White, you should know better. There is no such law... what on earth do we pay him £21,991.10.
16/04/2008 at 16:34