EATAG

Angie's transport group met last week for the second of its twice-yearly sittings. The Ealing Acton Transport Action Group (EATAG) meets to discuss local transport issues and gives local transport groups the opportunity to discuss them with all the key transport agencies.

On the agenda this time: Crossrail, Ealing Broadway Station, High Speed Rail, and the planned changes to roads during the 2012 London Olympics. Ealing Council's transport spokesman told the meeting that they are working out plans with TfL and Network Rail to reconfigure the forecourt area outside Ealing Broadway station to meet extra demand when Crossrail arrives. The Crossrail team confirmed everything is going ahead as planned, and that more detailed plans will arrive with the Council ahead of their expected launch in November. Finally, there was some good news for passengers at Ealing Broadway: TfL and First Group are working on a new Electronic Service Update board which will provide much easier, more accessible information for passengers, and, Ealing Council is negotiating with Network Rail for one of the Crossrail lifts to be put into the station ahead of the station upgrade to facilitate easy access to the platforms.

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