Yearly archives for 2014

Preparation on the brand new Oxford Parkway station started at the end of October and it is already starting to take shape. Following the erection of the steelwork frame, the structure is now having cladding put around it to protect it from the weather so that work can begin inside the building in the new […]

Buckinghamshire residents will have the opportunity to give their views on how railway crossing safety can be improved in the area from Quainton to Aylesbury by attending a public consultation event on Wednesday 10th December. As part of the East West Rail project, Network Rail is undertaking a study looking at how to make the planned reinstated and upgraded […]

Residents from Launton and Bicester will have the opportunity to give their views on how railway crossing safety can be improved in their area by attending a public consultation event on Wednesday 19 November. As part of the East West Rail project, Network Rail is undertaking a study looking at how to make the planned […]

Local residents from Marsh Gibbon and Calvert will have the opportunity to give their views on how railway crossing safety can be improved in their area by attending a public consultation event on Wednesday 22 October. As part of the East West Rail project, Network Rail is undertaking a study looking at how to make […]

The East West Rail scheme has taken a step forward with the award of a design contract to global engineering consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff. The project will re-establish a passenger and freight rail link between Oxford and Bedford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury for the first time in more than 40 years. It involves upgrading and reconstructing […]

The East West Rail Consortium has published a report that shows that extending the East West Rail line from Oxford to Cambridge has real potential. It shows that the delivery of attractive new rail services between key locations could deliver substantial economic benefits and support significant growth in the East West Rail corridor. The report […]

Swanbourne residents will have the opportunity to give their views on how railway crossing safety can be improved in their area by attending a public consultation event on Wednesday 13 August 2014. As part of the East West Rail project, Network Rail is undertaking a study looking at how to make the planned reinstated railway […]

An assessment of the economic impact of the Western Section of East West Rail by Arup, an independent engineering and consultancy firm, shows that the scheme could boost the regional economy by £72.7 million per annum. This is almost double the £38 million previously forecast by Oxford Economics in 2010. The significant increase is attributed […]

An Oxfordshire councillor has been elected in to a role that will mean he oversees one of the most important rail developments Oxfordshire and its neighbouring counties have seen in decades as it unfolds in coming months and years. Councillor Rodney Rose, the deputy leader of Oxfordshire County Council has been elected as the Chairman […]

Chiltern Railways has revealed designs for Oxford Parkway which will be the first station to be opened in Oxfordshire since 1935 when it opens next summer as part of Chiltern’s new Oxford to London Marylebone rail link. Once completed, Oxford Parkway will be one of the best located stations in the county due to its […]