Question: What lonely and embarrassing club will Shropshire join after June 2?
The answer is that it will become one of just two English counties not to have any direct train service to London. The other is Rutland, a county so small it only has one station and a population of 41,000 people, just over half of Shrewsbury's.this summer. The Department for Transport has said"very low" passenger numbers means the service is now losing £1.4 million a year, and it's not prepared to stump up the money to keep the service going.
So, it's hardly fading away as the Government and DfT repeatedly suggest. Passenger numbers and revenue are on course to get back to where they were pre-pandemic. From June anyone in Shropshire wanting to travel into the capital by train will have to change mid-journey or drive to a station that has a direct service. Admittedly, changing at Wolverhampton is relatively simple - often easier than Birmingham New Street - but is it fair on the county to be without any form of direct London link? Even a change as simple as one at Wolverhampton is more hassle than no change at all.
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