NEWS BITES

ESTA is pleased that an extra stop for Westerfield has been included in the new train timetable. The 16.06from Lowestoft now calls there. We look forward to seeing some more trains serving this station as more houses are built nearby.

ESTA has  submitted detailed comments  on rural buses to the House of Commons Select Committee on Transport. The association has also sent to Suffolk County Council a list of over 20 improvements needed at bus stops in the area between Ipswich and Lowestoft.

ESTA has taken part in the consultation on the East/West Rail link between Cambridge and Bedford; and the proposed development of Liverpool Street station by Network Rail.

We are pleased that Beccles station cafe has reopened and is now serving users of the station seven days a week, from early morning till early afternoon.

The Katch minibus service is to continue to provide demand-responsive transport to Framlingham and Snape via several intermediate villages, at Wickham Market station (in Campsea Ashe) at least until May 2026.