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South Western Railway have shown a willingness to change the Island Line timetable so that cross-Solent services can do the same to meet the new proposed mainland train times.
Keep Island Line in Franchise (KILF)
KILF is a cross-party collective who formed when concerns were raised about the future of the Isle of Wight’s train line, Island Line.
The group featured the likes of David Pugh (Con) and Stewart Blackmore (Labour).
Below are articles in which KILF is mentioned.
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The 81-year-old trains that run on Island Line are to be swapped out for new ones. OnTheWight has all the details on this important news.
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As Chris Garnett and Nick Finney know each other from years gone by, questions have been raised. The leader of the council describe these as a "desire to make mischief to unclear ends".
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Isle of Wight commuters who catch the first catamaran over to the mainland to take the train to London each day say proposed timetable changes by South Western Railway mean they would be late for work.
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The campaign group are hoping to attract at least 10,000 signatures from across the UK.
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The unanimous vote at last night's meeting called on Andrew Turner MP to facilitate a delegation from KILF to meet the rail minister.
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IW Radio are reporting that Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Andrew Turner, said that it was not his responsibility to sort the future of the Island’s railway.
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Speaking on the Island Line debate, Cllr Dave Stewart says keeping things as they are, would be doing the Island Tourism and Economy a dis-service and shows a poverty of ambition for the Island.
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Conservative councillors, including the group leader and the Chairman of the Island Conservatives voted in favour of keeping the rail line in the franchise at last night's meeting. It appears the Island's MP is now left standing alone on his support for a CIC to run Island Line trains.
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A new pressure group has been set up to help secure the future of the Island Line train service with a sustainable, reliable and viable service for the duration of the next franchise period.
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Christopher Garnett's report, commissioned by the council, is due to land tomorrow. In advance, KILF run through the overview as they see it, asking people to act to save their Isle of Wight's trainline.
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Two Island Line users have submitted a 'Letter before Claim' to the Department for Transport and questions whether the DfT proposals for Island Line could amount to the thin edge of the wedge.
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