Minutes:
Report: See page 69 of the main agenda
The guillotine having fallen, Councillors Toby Eckersley and Nick Vineall, formally moved and seconded the motion.
Councillors Fiona Colley and Mark Glover formally moved and seconded Amendment G.
Amendment G was put to the vote and declared to be carried.
The substantive motion was put to the vote and declared to be carried.
RESOLVED:
1. That in light of the potentially detrimental effect on the amenity of the Herne Hill and Elephant and Castle area, the council views with serious concern the proposals by Network Rail and/or First Capital Connect to terminate the Thameslink Wimbledon loop services at Blackfriars. Council notes concern amongst residents over adequate consultation and calls upon the executive and officers to liaise with other affected London boroughs to explore alternative options for the continuation of the current service providing through trains to Farringdon (for Cross Rail), to Kings Cross St Pancras (for Eurostar and other mainline services) and points north to Bedford.
2. That council assembly welcomes the recent extension of SouthEastern services from Nunhead, Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill and Elephant & Castle stations through the Thameslink tunnel from Blackfriars to Kentish Town, providing through trains for residents in Nunhead, East Dulwich, Peckham Rye and Camberwell to City Thameslink, Farringdon, Kings Cross St Pancras and Kentish Town. Council supports the proposal that these services should be retained on completion of the Thameslink programme in 2015 and calls on the executive to lobby to protect these services and indeed for additional services and destinations to be added for these stations when the increased capacity through the Thameslink tunnel is available.
3. That council assembly also notes the abysmal service currently being provided by First Capital Connect (FCC) and calls on the executive to support local MPs and London Assembly members in lobbying to ensure that a full service is restored, including removing the franchise from FCC if services do not improve rapidly, and to ensure that commuters are properly compensated for the disruption.
Note: This motion will be referred as a recommendation to the executive for consideration.