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17th May 201317 May 2013 Construction of Oxford to Bicester rail route on track to start this summer
Construction of Oxford to Bicester rail route on track to start this summer The East West Rail Consortium has welcomed the news that construction of the rail route between Oxford to Bicester is to proceed. This follows a High Court decision today which confirmed that Chiltern Railways has the necessary powers to build a new [...]
30th April 2013April 2013: East West Rail Talk at Railway Civil Engineers’ Association
On Thursday 25th April rail consultant Patrick O’Sullivan B.Sc (Hons), C.Eng., MICE, gave a talk on East West Rail at the AGM of the Railway Civil Engineers’ Association (RCEA) to an audience of 100 members. The talk was introduced by Neil Gibson, Strategic Director at Buckinghamshire County Council and former chair of the East West [...]
12th February 201317 Jan 2013 Winslow and District Local Area Forum finds out more about East West Rail
At the January meeting of the Winslow and District Local Area Forum, there was a brief presentation about the East West Rail link that will see the re-introduction of the passenger railway linking Oxford and Bedford, Aylesbury and Milton Keynes via Winslow. This major project includes plans to build a new station for Winslow. People were [...]
10th January 201310 Jan 2013 Network Rail Announce Plans to Construct Western Section of East West Rail Link
Network Rail has announced its plan for construction of the western section of the East West Rail link between Bedford and Oxford, Aylesbury and Milton Keynes, as part of their five-year strategic business plan 2014-2019. The East West Rail Consortium, which includes all the local authorities along the proposed route, has successfully promoted the re-instatement [...]
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