News from 2011
14th December 2011Project Board meeting 13th December – East West Rail update
The East West Rail project board met on 13th December to consider in more detail the implications of the announcement made in the Autumn Statement
5th December 2011Transport Minister gets a first hand view of East West Rail plans
East West Rail Consortium members today gave Transport Minister Theresa Villiers a first hand view of the proposals to link Oxford, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and Bedford by rail, when she visited Bicester Town station.
2nd December 2011Progress Report – Special Edition: Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
On Tuesday 29th November the Chancellor announced that the East West Rail project is now part of the National Infrastructure Plan
30th November 2011East West Rail could be running by 2017
Government support for plans to restore the rail link from Oxford to Milton Keynes and Bedford, with a spur to Aylesbury, has been welcomed by members of the East-West Rail Consortium
29th November 2011East West Rail wins support of Chancellor – Autumn Statement backs investment in East West Rail
The East West Rail Consortium is delighted with the news that the western section of East West Rail received a significant endorsement from the Chancellor today in his Autumn Statement.
22nd November 2011East West Rail Prospectus published
The East West Rail Consortium has published a Prospectus for the western section of the proposed railway
15th November 2011Westminster Hall adjournment debate 15/11
Minister confirms East West Rail under “serious consideration”
18th October 2011Press release
EWR Consortium is not disappointed at the omission of East West Rail from Network Rail’s Initial Industry Plan published on 30th September 2011
17th October 2011Meeting of Project Board – October 2011
The project board convened for one of its regular quarterly meetings in Aylesbury on 10 October. Read about the issues that were discussed
Site visits – Back to the Future!
Project Manager Patrick O’Sullivan and Steve Watson from Buckinghamshire County Council recently revisited some key locations on the East West Rail route in Buckinghamshire. Among the interesting sites visited was the old station at Swanbourne. “Mick Waters” who lives at the old station building along side the platform happened to be there – Mick and [...]