2010
8 June 2010
East West Rail Business Plan reveals strong case for the project
The East West Rail Consortium has completed its latest stage of development work on the western section of the project, revealing an exceptionally strong case for the project.
(PDF, 58.4 Kb)3 March 2010
Statement on the Central Section
The East West Rail Consortium has recently completed its review of route options for the Central Section of the overall route, broadly the area between Milton Keynes and Cambridge.
15 January 2010
Welcome announcement of new London to Oxford rail route
The East West Rail Consortium welcomes the official launch of Chiltern Railway’s Evergreen 3 project by The Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis.
2009
Central Section options under development
The East West Rail Consortium is still developing a preferred option for reinstating a rail link between Bedford and Cambridge.
27 October 2009Site Investigations continue for East West Rail
Outline design work continues apace on the western section of East West Rail with additional site investigation starting this month.
17 April 2009East West Rail and Chiltern Railways go public
The East West Rail Consortium, Milton Keynes Partnership and Chiltern Railways present their plans for developing the railway between Oxford, Bicester Town and Milton Keynes to the public at three exhibitions.
18 February 2009Options for bridging 'the missing link' revisited
The East West Rail Consortium has today published a discussion paper re-examining the route options for the East West Rail link between Bedford and Cambridge.
16 January 2009Clearing the way for East West Rail design
Around 20 kilometres of disused railway line between Bletchley and Claydon Junction stations will be cleared of scrub, brambles and overgrown vegetation so that survey and investigation work can be carried out.
2008
Work starts to complete design for East West Rail
East West Rail Consortium and M ilton Keynes Partnership havecommissioned work to complete the design for the western section of East West Rail.
Agreement with Chiltern Railways puts East West Rail scheme on track
The East West Rail Consortium and Milton Keynes Partnership have signed an agreement with Chiltern Railways to develop the route between Bicester Town and Oxford.
Progress on the Western Section
An update on recent project development between Oxford and Bedford from Milton Keynes Partnership and the East West Rail Consortium.
New report confirms strong business case for East West Rail
A new report, commissioned and funded by Milton Keynes Partnership on behalf of the East West Rail Consortium, has confirmed that there is a strong business and operating case for a new network of railway lines and train services linking Milton Keynes to Oxford, Aylesbury and Bedford
2007
Information Bulletin - September 2007
The first of regular bulletins to keep you up-to-date with development of the project focuses on proving the viability of the western section.
8 March 2007East West Rail gets a stage nearer
The East West Rail Consortium today releases the latest report demonstrating there is a strong case for upgrading the railway between Oxford and Milton Keynes.
2006
East West Rail gets Government support
Trains could be running between Oxford, Aylesbury, Milton Keynes and Bedford within five years following a welcome Government announcement today.
Further work brings East West Rail a step nearer
The East West Rail Consortium has started further development work costing almost £300,000 after a positive announcement from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) last week giving support to the project.
