Harborough Rail Users held their Annual General Meeting on Monday 18th November 2024.  For the first time, this was a hybrid meeting, in person at The Red Cow pub in Market Harborough and online on Zoom. We are grateful to The Red Cow for their hospitality and to national rail campaign organisation Railfuture for facilitating the Zoom call for those unable to attend in person.
Steve Jones was re-elected as Chair, and the other officers and Committee were elected for the forthcoming year.  We were pleased to welcome a new member to our Committee.  The priorities for the group were confirmed; these are:

• The train service and connectivity, including reinstatement of withdrawn early morning and late evening services especially from London, earlier first trains on Sundays, and improved connections at Leicester and Kettering, plus easier access to Luton Airport Parkway;
• The introduction to service of the new ‘Aurora’ bi-mode trains.  We trust these will bring greater capacity to services from Market Harborough, plus more reliable wi-fi and seat reservations;
• Further improvements to the station, including those planned for the forecourt area
  
• Improvement to deal with the continued lack of short-stay parking on the east side of the station and the lack of covered cycle parking for casual users;
• More integration of bus services with trains at Market Harborough;
• Maintaining a continued watching brief on the debate about reopening the Northampton line.

The 2023-24 HRU Annual Report can be viewed here:
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Harborough Rail Users are holding their 2024 Annual General Meeting on Monday 18th November 2024.  The meeting starts at 7:00pm, in the upstairs meeting room at The Red Cow pub, High Street, Market Harborough. As this room is unfortunately only accessible via stairs, the AGM will be a hybrid meeting, with online access also to be provided.  
As well as electing officers for the group for the forthcoming year, the meeting will consider relevant topics including reviewing the past year.  Campaign priorities for the forthcoming year will also be considered.  Among these are the introduction of our new train fleet and any associated timetable changes arising from the electrification of the line.
Anyone who cares about Market Harborough's station and rail service is invited to come along.  No need to book; just turn up.  
​If you would like to attend the AGM online, please contact Harborough Rail Users via our Get in Touch facility at the top of the screen, or email us at [email protected].  If you would like to stand for election to the Committee, or nominate someone else (with their consent), please contact us in the same way.

Harborough Rail Users held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 23rd November 2023, online on Zoom. 
Steve Jones was re-elected as Chair, and the other officers and Committee were elected for the forthcoming year.  We were pleased to welcome two new members to our Committee.  The priorities for the group were confirmed; these are:

• The train service, including the restoration of early morning and late evening train calls at Market Harborough once the electrification is complete;
• Rolling stock, including overcrowding.  We look forward to the refurbishment of the existing Meridian train fleet. This will be followed by the introduction, starting in late 2024, of the new bi-mode Aurora fleet.
• The continuing progress with electrification;
• Market Harborough Station, including the inadequacy of short-stay car parking on the east side, and the lack of covered cycle parking for casual users;
• Service connectivity.  This includes connections with other services, plus keeping a watching brief on the continuing debate about reopening the Northampton line.

The 2022-23 HRU Annual Report can be viewed here: 

Harborough Rail Users are holding their 2023 Annual General Meeting on Thursday 23rd November 2023, starting at 7:00pm, as an online meeting on Zoom.
As well as electing officers for the group for the forthcoming year, the meeting will consider relevant topics including reviewing the past year.  Campaign priorities for the forthcoming year will also be considered.  Among these are the continuing disruption to train services, the consultation on ticket office closures, and the progress with electrification of the line.
Anyone who cares about Market Harborough's station and rail service and would like to attend the online AGM is invited to contact Harborough Rail Users via our Get in Touch facility.

Harborough Rail Users held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 24th November 2022, online on Zoom. 
Steve Jones was re-elected as Chair, and the other officers and Committee were elected for the forthcoming year.  The priorities for the group were confirmed; these are:

• The train service and the continuing excessive disruption caused by strikes;
• Rolling stock, including shorter trains leading to some overcrowding;
• The continuing progress with electrification;
• Market Harborough Station, including the anticipated further revision of the layout of the forecourt and the present inadequacy of short-stay car parking;
• Service connectivity.  This builds on the watching brief HRU has held regarding the possible consideration by England’s Economic Heartland of reopening the Northampton line.  We shall also keep an interest in the development of East-West Rail (Oxford – Milton Keynes - Cambridge via interchange at Bedford), and we seek improvements to longer-distance services north to Leeds and Manchester.​