SOC submitted for years ago and yet nothing really happens. It's no wonder the country is in such decline.

 

Yep, the same statements get dusted off about once every 6 months and rehashed into a new prese release, and yet nothing ever happens. That two neighbouring cities don't have a direct rail link, in 2025, is nuts. But no matter how many times they make the business case for it, nobody is listening it seems.

 

Huge new plans for faster train connection from Coventry to East Midlands

Journey times would be almost halved if it goes ahead

www-coventrytelegraph-net.cdn.ampproject.org

 

Coventry MP slams slow journey time to Leicester as she backs faster trains plan

Mary Creagh says linking Coventry with the East Midlands cities is "essential"

www.coventrytelegraph.net

 

Proposed Midlands rail link to save over 13 million minutes a year

Today (Tuesday 11 March), Leicester's City Mayor Peter Soulsby, Midlands Connect and business leaders pledged their support for the proposed rail link between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham.

www.railadvent.co.uk

 

No brainer.

 

I lived in Coventry from 1977 to 1983 and the lack of a viable train service between there and Leicester was the reason we were forced to move. Initially I was working in Birmingham and my wife in Coventry. That was OK even when she moved on to a permanent job in Birmingham. The problems arose when she obtained a new job in Leicester in 1982. Back then there was no rail service between Coventry and Leicester except via Birmingham. There was no suitable express bus service either as the first bus left Coventry too late. Her efforts to get a driving licence failed and her only option apart from me driving her there was to get a bus to Hinkley and then get a train into Leicester. It was not a viable long-term option.

In the meantime I had been elected to the City Council for a three-year term in 1980 for Cheylesmore Ward. By 1982 I had been appointed deputy chair of transportation. I knew that I would lose by seat in the 1983 elections but had a fair chance of coming back in 1984, if not for Cheylesmore, in a different ward. We took the decision not to defend my seat and reluctantly to move to Leicester.

 

Skylights installed at Coventry railway to brighten platform

The skylights are part of a project funded by Avanti West Coast, Network Rail and Railway Heritage Trust.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

Coventry to Leicester in a Flash? New Rail Plans Promise Faster, Greener Travel! | Rail Technology Magazine

Passengers travelling between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham have outlined their support for proposed upgrades to reconnect

www.railtechnologymagazine.com