The news that KCC intends to pursue the idea of opening a station to serve Manston Airport and the surrounding areas is excellent. Building a line to the airport would be prohibitive financially, but a parkway station with good public transport links to the airport and adjoining areas would beneficial for the local economy. Now the plans for additional runways at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick have been jettisoned by the government this should be an opportunity for Manston to thrive.
The idea of a dedicated Gatwick - Tonbridge - Maidstone - Strood service or one from Gatwick to Ashford has been abandoned on cost grounds: but it seems to me that what is needed is more of a tweaking of existing resources rather than new trains at exorbitant cost. I shall return to this is my next blog.
KENT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: acerbic, carping, caustic, curmudgeonly,critical, cynical, grumpy, moaning, sardonic and plain speaking.
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