Promoting Quality Public Transport
FACILITATING AN INTEGRATED AND SEAMLESS PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK ACROSS THE NORTH WEST
Who we are
TravelWatch NorthWest est. since 2003
We are an independent organisation representing all users of public transport in the North West of England. Membership is open to any not-for-profit organisation representing the interests of users or potential users of public transport. TravelWatch holds regular conferences open to the public at various locations in the North West that debate issues of interest and concern to public transport users who have the opportunity to contribute and raise their concerns. TravelWatch groups have also been established in other parts of the country.
TravelWatch NorthWest is chaired by David Butterworth. David is a retired senior teacher in secondary education, living in Clitheroe. He was secretary of Ribble Valley Rail, which successfully campaigned over a period of eight years for the re-introduction in 1994 of a passenger service on the Ribble Valley Line. For many years he was a member of the North West TUCC, later the Rail Passengers Committee. For a while David was national treasurer for the Railway Development Society (now RailFuture) and a board member of the Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Company. From its inception he has been an active director of TWNW.
The Company Secretary is John Moorhouse. John was Secretary of the Rail Passengers Committee for North West England from 1985 until 2004. He is also Chairman of the Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Company.
Roy Chapman acts as Advisory Assistant. Having spent some 36 years in the railway and tramway industries, including 14 years with Transport for Greater Manchester, he has considerable experience with transport management, customer service, community rail initiatives and consultancy.
Our Approach
01.
— Our Mission
To facilitate an integrated and seamless quality transport network for North West England.
02.
— Our Vision
To champion the interests of public transport users in the North West so that the network can become:
- Accessible to everyone
- Affordable and socially inclusive
- Available where and when it is needed
- Acceptable to all
- Attractive to users
03.
— Our Objectives
- To give users a platform to express their concerns and needs
- To promote integrated and sustainable public transport strategies
- To produce influential best practice reports based on evidence