News from 2012
12th October 2012East West Rail joint delivery board announce team to develop new, electrified railway between Bedford and Oxford
Senior representatives from the East West Rail Consortium, Network Rail and the Department for Transport have formed a Joint Delivery Board to oversee and facilitate the development of a new, electric railway line between Bedford and Oxford with train services due to start operating in December 2017. Click the title above to read the full article.
30th July 2012Electric East West Rail: boost to economy, jobs and travel
Electrification of East West Rail will boost the economy, open up job opportunities, and provide wider travel choices for the region, says the Consortium that has sponsored the proposal for a rail link from Oxford to Bedford. Click the title above to read the full article.
16th July 2012East West Rail gets final go ahead and electrification
The Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt. Hon Justine Greening MP, today announced that the Western section of East West Rail (EWR) will be part of the government’s strategy for rail transport, confirming not only funding for the project but also for electrification of the Oxford to Bedford part of the route. Click the title above to read the full article.
5th July 2012Rail Minister attends an evening reception hosted by the East West Rail All Party Parliamentary Group in Westminster
On Tuesday 3 July the East West Rail All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) chaired by Iain Stewart MP hosted a reception at the House of Commons to which members of the newly established East West Rail (EWR) Joint Delivery Board (JDB) were invited. The JDB has been established to undertake the governance of the project [...]
23rd April 2012Ministerial visit to Eco-Bicester exhibition
East West Rail was invited to join other exhibitors to showcase “Eco Bicester – One Shared Vision” to Mark Prisk MP Minister of State for Business and Enterprise when he visited Bicester on 23rd April.
10th February 2012News update – February 2012
The Consortium held its annual general meeting in Milton Keynes in January