Yearly archives for 2011

The East West Rail project board met on 13th December to consider in more detail the implications of the announcement made in the Autumn Statement that the western section of East West Rail will go ahead subject to two conditions being met by Spring 2012: namely a satisfactory business case and a satisfactory local contribution. […]

East West Rail Consortium members today (Monday December 5) gave Transport Minister Theresa Villiers a first hand view of the proposals to link Oxford, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and Bedford by rail, when she visited Bicester Town station. Transport Minister Theresa Villiers with Ann Limb, Chair of South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership and Cllr Martin […]

On Tuesday 29th November the Chancellor announced that the western section of East West Rail project is now part of the National Infrastructure Plan. The East West Rail route will run from Reading to Bedford and the vision is, in the future, on to Cambridge, providing a direct route and removing the need for interchange […]

Government support for plans to restore the rail link from Oxford to Milton Keynes and Bedford, with a spur to Aylesbury, has been welcomed by members of the East-West Rail Consortium. The Consortium of local authorities and businesses has long been championing the cause of improved east-west rail links to improve transport connections and stimulate […]

The East West Rail Consortium is delighted with the news that the western section of East West Rail received a significant endorsement from the Chancellor today in his Autumn Statement. Plans to restore the line from Oxford to Milton Keynes and Bedford together with a rail link from Milton Keynes to Aylesbury and High Wycombe […]

The East West Rail Consortium has published a Prospectus for the western section of the proposed railway. Setting out why the railway link is essential to help drive economic growth along the route, the Prospectus sets out what East West Rail will do for business; for housing, jobs and growth; and for people who live […]

Minister confirms East West Rail under ‘serious consideration’ at Westminster Hall adjournment debate – East West Rail Minister confirms East West Rail under “serious consideration” An adjournment debate on East West Rail secured by Iain Stewart MP for Milton Keynes South took place on 15th November 2011. A full record of the debate can be read on […]

EWR Consortium is not disappointed at the omission of East West Rail from Network Rail’s Initial Industry Plan published on 30th September 2011. The recently published Initial Industry Plan (IIP) sets out the investment that Network Rail and Train Operators want to see delivered in Control Period 5 (2014/15 to 2019/20). A number of our […]

The project board, chaired by Neil Gibson Strategic Director for Communities and Built Environment at Buckinghamshire CC, convened for one of its regular quarterly meetings in Aylesbury on 10 October. All local authorities along the western section of the route are represented on the board as well as officials from Department for Transport (DfT) and […]

Project Manager Patrick O’Sullivan and Steve Watson from Buckinghamshire County Council recently revisited some key locations on the East West Rail route in Buckinghamshire. Among the interesting sites visited was the old station at Swanbourne. “Mick Waters” who lives at the old station building along side the platform happened to be there – Mick and […]