Our direction of travel is set by elected local authority representatives who sit on our Strategic Board. They are joined by representatives from sub-national transport bodies, local enterprise partnerships and government and its agencies.
The current Chair of the East West Main Line Partnership is Cllr Steve Broadbent (Buckinghamshire Council). The Deputy Chair is Cllr Sue Clark (Central Bedfordshire Council).
December 8 2021
The decision has been taken to postpone the board meeting on 8 December in order to allow a more complete agenda to be presented early in the new year. More information will follow in due course.
September 15 2021
EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Agenda
EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 June 9 approved minutes
EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Item 3 Rebranding the Consortium
EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Item 4 Spending Review
EWR Alliance presentation on Bicester-Bletchley progress
EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Item 7 work update
EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Item 7 annex 1
June 9 2021
Minutes of Meeting of March 16 meeting AGREED
090621 – Agenda Item 3 Consultation Response
090621 – Agenda Item 4 Eastern Section (note: the Eastern Section pre-SOBC technical document is currently in draft form but will be published shortly)
090621 – Agenda Item 5 Annex 1
(note: Agenda Item 6 was intended as a verbal update. It was not discussed at the meeting due to time restraints)
090621 – Agenda Item 7 Treasurers Report and Work Programme
March 16th 2021
Minutes of Meeting 9th December
Agenda Item 4 Responding to Consultations
Agenda Item 6 Rebranding the Consortium
Agenda Item 7 London Road Crossing Bicester
Agenda Item 8 Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study
December 9th 2020
Agenda Item 4 Autumn Announcements
Agenda Item 5 East West Main Line – Realising its Potential
Agenda Item 6 London Road Bicester Update
Agenda Item 7 Work Programme Update
October 12th 2020
Agenda Item 4 Central Section – Reviewing the Consortium’s Position
Agenda Item 5 Eastern Section Interim SOBC
Agenda Item 6 Digital Infrastructure Western Section
Agenda Item 7 East West Main Line – Realising its Potential
Agenda Item 8 – western section update presentation
July 27 2020
Agenda Item 5 Western Section Update
Agenda Item 8c Felixstowe to Nuneaton
Agenda Item 8c Annex Felixstowe Nuneaton letter
Agenda Item 7 Digital Infrastructure
March 3 2020 (Milton Keynes)
Treasurers Report and Work Programme
January 30 2020 (Bedford)
Agenda Item 4 Western Section Update
Agenda Item 5 Eastern Section Annex 1
Agenda Item 6 Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study
Agenda Item 6 Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study Annex 3
Agenda Item 7 London Road Level Crossing Bicester
Agenda Item 8 Rail Review Update
Agenda Item 9 Digital Connectivity
Agenda Item 9 Digital Connectivity Annex 1
September 17 2019 (Cambridge)
Agenda Item 6 Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study
June 11 2019 (Bedford)
Draft Minutes of June 11 Meeting
Agenda
Notes of Meeting from March 13
Item 3b Presentation – Network Rail Update
March 13 2019 AGM (Cambridge)
Agenda
Notes from meeting December 11 2019
Item 5 – Central Section Consultation Response
Item 8 – West Coast Main Line Released Capacity
Treasurers Report and Work Programme (Incl Appendix 1)
Item 9 – For Approval – Appendix 2 – Consortium Work Programme Summary
December 11 2018 (Bedford)
Agenda
Notes from meeting September 11 2018
Consortium Work Programme Summary
Item 6 – Eastern Section Prospectus paper
Item 6 – Final draft Eastern Section Prospectus
September 11 2018 (Cambridge)
Item 2 – Terms of Reference – Annex A – schedule
Item 2 – Terms of Reference – Annex A
Item 3 – Notes of last Meeting
Item 4 – Annex A – Letter of Support to TWAO
Item 10 – Work Programme ORCS Report
For Information – Consortium Work Programme Summary
14 June 2018 (Bedford)
Item 3 Terms of Reference Report
Item 5 AGM 11 April 2018 – Notes of meeting
Item 7a Eastern Section Prospectus board paper
Item 7b Eastern Section Draft Prospectus
Item 8.1 Central Section – Strategic Objectives and Conditional Output Statements