news story

17th April 2008

Train Boss to 'Face the Music' with Local MP

The Regional Manager of First Great Western, Andrew Griffiths, has accepted an invitation from local MP Steve Webb to travel in to Bristol with commuters to hear first hand their frustrations about the poor quality of service that they receive.

The MP will meet the regional manager at Yate station on the morning of Monday 28th April to travel in to Bristol on the 0815 departure from Yate, one of two main morning commuter services.

After the journey, the MP will meet First Great Western bosses at Bristol Temple Meads to hear about progress of improving standards on commuter services on the Yate line and also on the Severn Beach line which terminates in Steve Webb's constituency.

Speaking ahead of the journey, Steve Webb said:

"I am grateful to First Great Western's regional manager for coming out with me to meet commuters.

"I regularly hear from commuters on local and mainline services who are completely fed up with the train service that they get and who feel that no-one is listening.

" hope that by giving commuters the chance to put their points directly to a senior First Great Western manager this will increase pressure to get services improved".