Yearly archives for 2019

From our colleagues at Suffolk County Council: Calls for investment in rail infrastructure are being made by politicians and businesses in Newmarket. Last Friday, 6 September, representatives from Suffolk County Council, West Suffolk District Council and the Newmarket Racecourses met with stakeholders from the horse racing industry and Members of Parliament to call for more […]

The East West Rail Consortium has hailed progress being made on East West Rail, describing 2019 as ‘a pivotal year in the scheme’s history’. This year has already seen a hat-trick of important developments – the public inquiry into the Western Section between Oxford and Bedford and Aylesbury and Milton Keynes; the route options consultation […]

A direct rail link between Ipswich, Norwich and Oxford would unlock £17.5bn for the East Anglian economy, according to a new report published by the East West Rail Consortium. It says the link would boost economic output and create 120,000 jobs across East Anglia, connecting high value economies in key growth locations in Suffolk and […]

This news release is from our colleagues at the East West Railway Company – set up by the Secretary of State for Transport in 2017 to deliver East West Rail The East West Railway Company today revealed five route options for the new rail line between Bedford and Cambridge All five route options reduce travel […]