DROITWICH MP Sir Peter Luff has announced the winner of a competition to find a promotional slogan for improving train services.

Sir Peter, who launched the competition a month ago, chose the line ‘Fast Track Worcester’ as the winning entry from Worcestershire constituents.

He said: “I have been campaigning for better train services to and from Worcestershire since I first stood as a Member for Parliament in 1992. Since then the substantial redoubling of the North Cotswold line has made services more reliable, but journey times have got worse and trains still don’t run frequently or regularly enough.

“Yes, things will get better when new trains are introduced in 2018 and Worcestershire Parkway is built – but that’s still nowhere near enough. We need two trains an hour, with one of those a fast train to London in under two hours from the new Parkway station.

“I realised we were missing a trick when, in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, Norwich received a commitment to improve their train service. Norwich and surrounding areas of Norfolk already have the service we can only aspire to.

“I’m sure the success of the Norwich campaign owes a lot to its slogan – ‘Norwich in Ninety’. So I set out to find something similarly catchy for our campaign in Worcestershire.

“I was inundated with suggestions and because of the number of excellent entries it has taken a long time to decide the eventual winner.”

“After consulting with the other South Worcestershire MPs, Robin Walker and Harriett Baldwin, the leader of Worcestershire County Council Adrian Hardman and the executive director of the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership Gary Woodman, we all agreed that the winning slogan would be ‘Fast Track Worcester’.

“We felt this slogan was short, compelling and had a clear reference to railways. It also worked for both city and county.”

“We felt this slogan was short, compelling and had a clear reference to railways. It also worked for both city and county.”

Mr Viv Moss, of Pershore, came up with the winning slogan, for which he will be presented with a House of Commons watch by Sir Peter and his own MP, Harriett Baldwin.