Welcome to East West Rail - aiming to be England’s first major railway re-opening.

East West Rail is a major project to establish a strategic railway connecting East Anglia with Central, Southern and Western England.

The project is being promoted by the East West Rail Consortium – a group of local authorities and businesses with an interest in improving access to and from East Anglia and the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area.

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Then and now!