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Responding to the publication of Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review, Cllr Steve Broadbent, Chair of the East West Main Line Partnership, said: “We welcome specific reference to East West Rail in Sir Peter’s report. The Review recognises the importance of the UK’s ‘smaller, fast growth cities’ – Norwich, Peterborough, Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Oxford and […]
Cllr Steven Broadbent, Chair of the East West Main Line Partnership, said: “Government investment in East West Rail between Oxford and Bletchley means the first stage of this transformative scheme is due to open in 2025. The Spending Review was an opportunity to restate government’s commitment to East West Rail’s next phases of development, however […]
The East Main Line Partnership has submitted its submission to the Spending Review 2021. Our letter to Minister of State for Transport, Chris Heaton-Harris, supports the submissions of England’s Economic Heartland and Transport East. It emphasises the critical importance of the Aylesbury-Milton Keynes link and of delivering Bletchley-Bedford as soon as possible, ahead of Bedford-Cambridge opening. It […]
The East West Rail Consortium, which has campaigned for the reinstatement of a railway between Oxford and East Anglia for more than 25 years, has relaunched as the East West Main Line Partnership. Established by local authorities in 1995, the Consortium has played a fundamental role in establishing the basis for the scheme, on which […]
Introduction The East West Main Line Partnership (formerly the East West Rail Consortium) consists of local authorities which share the ambition for a strategic railway connecting East Anglia with central, southern and western England and into southern Wales. Its technical work over the years has been pivotal in making the strategic case for East West […]
Read our Introducing the East West Main Line Partnership v1 Delivery of East West Rail is now underway. Oxford and Bicester were connected in 2015, and construction work is now underway on the Bicester to Bletchley/Milton Keynes section, due to open by 2025. Under the leadership of the East West Railway Company, Bletchley to Cambridge […]
The freight and logistics sector is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions. Greater use of rail for freight and logistics provides additional resilience for the business community, while also acting on the need to achieve net zero. Whilst not part of East West Rail, removing the bottlenecks on the Felixstowe to Midlands corridor […]
The East West Main Line should reflect the 21st century communities it serves: a hub for science and technology innovation, with expertise in clean energy, and blessed with a unique natural, built and historic environment which must be preserved and enhanced. The main line must be an exemplar for its high-quality standards of design, construction […]
Introduction The East West Main Line’s potential to connect to services on other main lines is significant. But for this to be realised, our strategic transport hubs on the main line should ensure seamless interchange between rail services for all users. Frictionless interchange not only applies not to onward rail journeys, but with other modes, […]
It is important to recognise that East West Rail is not just about improving east-west connectivity: it is integral to improving connectivity across the country. The intersection of East West Rail with the historic main lines centred on London provides a unique opportunity to provide new travel opportunities that are not only more relevant to […]