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Harry Sykes and there are 4 more trains per week.
Click here to see 'new' pictures added 8th February, 2009
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Who are FoDS? FoDS are a group
of people whose aim is to get more services on more days from Dronfield
railway station by promoting it and lobbying central government (the
Department for Transport) and the train operating companies. Our
members include representatives of North East Derbyshire District
Council, Dronfield is
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Please take the time to look around our web site which we think has many useful pages, links and extras.
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Times of trains to Sheffield &
Chesterfield
Times of trains to other destinations
Walk-times to the station
Train itineraries or Where's my train
been and/or goes to?
Advantages of
using the train
Current issues
Why are there issues?
Comparison of train services
for other Derbyshire towns
Can you help?
Another web site with comment about Dronfield Trains
History of the station
Who owns Dronfield Station?
Who supplies the train
service?
How could a better service be
provided?
The action group's
goals
Some statistics, facts
and observations
Usage
statistics
Links to other websites
How we started
Report a problem
Contact us
Photos
Under
reporting of usage
Can’t
get tickets at station
Often can’t get tickets on the train
Overcrowding
Apathy of some collectors
Cheaper fares from Chesterfield than from Dronfield!
Station
car park is open access and is used by non-station users Poor
exposure Signs
by the road poor or misleading or missing No
bus links No
advice is given anywhere on the station re alternative transport
arrangements if services cancelled Lack
of co-ordination between service (bus and train) suppliers Close
to but outside large influential Passenger Transport Executives with
their city centred plans No
(apparent) liaison between operators (e.g.
in times of disruption or delay) Do
you have any influential or knowledgeable contacts? Our
current contacts (influential and knowledgeable of course!) are:-
Peter Fox – editor of Today’s Railways If
think you might have any useful information or might wish to offer some
of your spare time, contact us. Quick
– 11-12 minutes to Sheffield, 4-5 minutes to Chesterfield National
Rail own Dronfield Station and it is leased to Northern Rail Franchised
Train Operating Companies (TOCs) supply the
service. These currently are:-
How could a better service be provided? Could
stop more trains - They wouldn't block following services
in most cases as there is sufficient leeway Could provide
a better ticket service Enhance current
peak hour service in both directions Improved station
facilities, ticketing, car-park, general appearence Improved exposure Local marketing
by TOC and FoDS to potential users More frequent stops Better spread
throughout the day - later services too Reduce overcrowding
(strengthened sets of coaches) Some long distant
services could stop Better integration
to local buses Combined tickets Better value for
money Better signs
including a real-time electronic display We plan to achieve
this by influencing the train operating companies and by lobbying
the Minister and Dept for Transport through Natascha Engel – our
MP. 25,000 local
residents 25,000 hinterland
residents within 3 miles of the station Main commuter flow
to Sheffield and significant usage to Leeds,
Why
are there these issues?
Can
you help?
Kevin Williams – Principal Transport Officer –
Derbyshire County Council
Roy Hunt – Town Clerk – Dronfield Town Council
Graham Baxter – North East
Judith Vernier –
Dronfield Civic Society
Natascha Engel –
History of the
station
Opened
1870 by the
Closed
1967 by
British Railways (the Beeching Cuts)
Buildings
demolished
Circa
1971
Temporarily
re-opened
1979
Due to demand caused by Road Gritters Strike
Officially
re-opened
1981 by
British Rail
DSAG formed
2006
FoDS formed
2007
Best
ever service introduced
December
2008
Advantages
of using the train
Less stressful with maybe a short healthy walk
Free car-parking
Environmentally Friendly
Eases congestion in Sheffield and
Cheaper (if take into account fuel, wear-and-tear and parking charges)
Largely weather proof
Access to regional and national networks for longer journeys Who owns Dronfield Station?
Northern Trains
More press exposure
Rerouted to actually visit the station (Currently only one, infrequent
service does)
Statistics, facts and observations
Links
Station Owner - http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/contact/
Regulator http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/
Dronfield Online http://www.dronfieldonline.co.uk/
Dronfield Eye - Email: click here
Web Editor – Michael Muntus – email – Michael.muntus@virgin.net
Peter Hayward wrote
to the Dronfield Eye in a response to an article therein. A further
article appeared and then Natascha Engel (our local MP) took up the
cause and set up a public meeting to which over 100 people attended.
From this Dronfield Station Action Group (DSAG) was set up and
enterered into the technical activities
need to cause change. Eventually a more public group to improve the
station, Friends of Dronfield Station (FoDS), was set up in June 2007
from DSAG and new members.
With this site – email:michael.muntus@virgin.net
With the station –
Tel Northern Rail:
0845 000 0125 Contact Us You can contact us through this website (click here) The Publicity Volunteer,
Text Northern Rail: 0845 604 5608
Email: customer.relations@northernrail.org
Visit: http://www.northernrail.org/northern/contact_us
Write to: Northern
Rail,
Customer Relations, PO Box 208, Leeds. LS1 2BU
Or by email to michael.muntus@virgin.net
Or by writing to:
Friends of Dronfield Station
33 Oakhill Road
Dronfield
S18 2EJ
