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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 […]

A team from Network Rail’s East West Rail programme are visiting schools along the route of the East West Rail line between Bedford and Bicester to help children and young people in the local areas understand railway safety. The upgrade will reintroduce new passenger and freight services between Oxford and Bedford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury, eventually […]

Network Rail has published its national delivery plan for the next five years, confirming its commitment to deliver the infrastructure for East West Rail (Western Section) passenger services to operate between Bedford and Oxford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury. The scheme has been promoted by the East West Rail Consortium, a group of local authorities and […]

An £87m contract to deliver the design and construction of the new Chiltern Railways route between London Marylebone and Oxford and the western section of the East West Rail scheme to Bedford and Milton Keynes has been awarded by Network Rail. A joint venture between Carillion and Buckingham Group Contracting will design and build the […]

OVER the coming months Network Rail is carrying out de vegetation clearance and topographical and winter ecology surveys on a section of track which has no running trains in preparation for work which will upgrade the railway line between Claydon Junction and Bedford. This section of track which forms part of the East West Rail scheme […]

Cllr Janet Blake of Buckinghamshire County Council has confirmed that local authorities in the East West Rail Consortium will contribute £45m to the scheme to re-instate a railway for passenger services between Bedford and Oxford, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury and beyond. The commitment was given in a letter presented to the Under-Secretary of State for […]

A new collaboration has been announced today which will oversee the project to allow fast train services to operate between Oxford and London Marylebone. The first services are expected to start in two years time. The collaboration between Network Rail and Chiltern Railways will manage upgrading of the line between Oxford and Bicester and connection […]

MPs Iain Stewart and Richard Fuller joined rail campaigners for a rally and walk between Bedford’s Priory Country Park and Sandy on Saturday 29th June to show their support for the re-introduction of a rail link between Bedford and Cambridge. The event was organised by Rail Future and Campaign for Better Transport who are campaigning […]

Quotations are invited for the provision of consultancy services for the provision of specialist transport planning services for the East West Rail ‘Central Section’ project. The successful consultant will be invited to participate in discussions with East West Rail Consortium and Network Rail representatives with a view to the consultant subsequently being instructed to undertake […]