The Morecambe & Lunesdale MP David Morris has presented a petition to the House of Commons which calls on Lancashire County Council to fund a feasibility study into restoring the platforms at Carnforth station.
Over the last few months, David has met with the rail companies, Transport Ministers and Network Rail and it is agreed that the next step to making the restoration of the platforms a reality is for Lancashire County Council to fund a study.
The study is likely to look into the technical and financial implications of restoring the platforms as well as assessing the business case.
The petition reads:
The petitioners support Peter Yates MBE and the people of Carnforth in their campaign.
“The Petition of residents of the UK,
Declares that the Petitioners support David Morris MP's campaign to support the reinstatement of the platforms at Carnforth Station on the West Coast Mainline.
The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to put pressure on Lancashire County Council to approve funding for a feasibility study to allow the platforms to be re-instated.”
Speaking from Carnforth David Morris said:
“The Cabinet Member for Transport at Lancashire County Council under the previous Conservative administration Tim Ashton was very keen to help with a study, sadly, the current Labour administration has not yet funded a study.”
“Judging from the many thousands of people who signed this petition there is a real appetite to re-instate the platforms which would once again link Carnforth onto the West Coast Mainline encouraging tourisits to visit Morecambe & Lunesdale and promoting green tourism to the Lake District.”
“I will continue to ask Lancashire County Council to undertake the work needed and I would encourage constituents to write to John Fillis who would need to commission the study.”