A SLOGAN has been found for the long-running campaign over faster rail services to London - 'Fast Track Worcester'.

After a competition by MP Sir Peter Luff to find the best name to push Worcestershire's cause, he has settled on just three words he believes will catapult the cause into the hearts and minds of ministers.

Sir Peter, who represents Mid-Worcestershire, is among the raft of county politicians calling for far better trains towards the capital, saying Worcestershire's economic growth is being stunted by it.

It follows the success of 'Norwich in 90', which has helped secure better services from East Anglia to London.

There are now 36 services a day from the capital to East Anglia but only 15 to Worcester and Evesham, and it takes an extra 30 minutes on average despite being a similar distance.

Sir Peter said: "I have been campaigning for better train services to and from Worcestershire since I first stood as an MP 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 in Norton - 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."

He said he was "inundated" with suggestions from the public and put the best ones past fellow MPs, county council leader Councillor Adrian Hardman and business leaders before making his mind up.

"We felt this slogan was short, compelling and had a clear reference to railways," he said.

A House of Commons watch has gone to Pershore resident Viv Moss, who came up with the name.