Yearly archives for 2012

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. They met today at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre […]

Electric East West Rail: boost to economy, jobs and travel – East West Rail Electrification of East West Rail (EWR) 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. EWR Consortium members, […]

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. EWR will […]

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 […]

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. Patrick O’Sullivan and Steve Watson from EWR Project Team briefing the Minister The economic growth potential of East West Rail […]

The Consortium held its annual general meeting in Milton Keynes in January, chaired by Neil Gibson Strategic Director, Bucks CC. Guest speaker was Iain Stewart MP for Milton Keynes South who presented a very interesting insight into the workings of the All Party Parliamentary Group that he has established in support of East West Rail. […]