Strategic Board

Our direction of travel is set by elected local authority representatives who sit on our Strategic Board. They are joined by representatives from sub-national transport bodies, local enterprise partnerships and government and its agencies.

The current Chair of the East West Main Line Partnership is Cllr Steve Broadbent (Buckinghamshire Council). There are two deputy chairs: Cllr Alexander Nicoll (Suffolk County Council) and Cllr Katie Thornburrow (Cambridge City Council).

17 October 2024

Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 17 October 2024

EWMLPB- 19.07.24- Minutes

EWMLPB 19.07.24 Actions Log

Item 7 Maximising the wider service opportunities from East West Rail- East West Main Line Partnership 171024

Item 7 annex 1Swindon-Didcot-Oxford EEH Connecting Economies LR final

Item 7 annex 2Northampton-Buckinghamshire-Thames Valley EEH Connecting Economies LR final

19 July 2024

Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 19 July 2024

EWMLPB Actions log 20.03.24

EWMLPB minutes 20.03.24

Item 6 Financial update and work programme EWMLP 190724

20 March 2024

Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 20 March 2024

EWMLP Actions log 12.01.24

EWMLP minutes 120124

Item 4 EWR Alliance Update- East West Mainline Partnership Board 200324- presentation

Item 5 NAO Report Follow Up East West Main Line Partnership 200324

Item 8 Varsity Way Update East West Main Line Partnership 200324

Item 9 Digital Potential of EWR-East West Mainline Partnership 200324- Presentation

12 January 2o24

Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 12 January 2024

EWMLP minutes 6 October 2023

Item 4 NAO report East West Main Line Partnership 120124

Item 5 Benefits realisation East West Main Line Partnership 120124

EWMP Board- 12 January 2024- Scottish Borders Example Presentation

Item 7 Aylesbury Link Update East West Main Line Partnership 120123

Item 8 Oxford to Bristol Link East West Main Line Partnership 120124

Item 9 Eastern Update- East West Main Line Partnership 120124

6 October 2023

Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 061023

East West Main Line Partnership minutes of 14 June 2023

Item 5 Aylesbury Link Update East West Main Line Partnership 061023

EWML Partnership EWRA Project Update Oct23 rev 2

14 June 2023

Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 140623

Draft Minutes 15 March 2023 EWMLP

Item 4 Route update announcement EWMLP 140623

Item 4 annex 1 East West Railway Company presentation 140623

Item 5 Financial update and work programme EWMLP 140623

Item 6 Aylesbury Link Update EWMLP 140623

15 March 2023

EWMLP Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 150323

EWMLP Item 3 Clarity on East West Rail and the Aylesbury link 150323

EWMLP Item 4 East West Railway Company engagement approach 150323

EWMLP Item 5 Ely Area Capacity Enhancements 150323

EWML Partnership EWRA Project Update Mar23

December 7 2022

EWMLP minutes 7 December 2022

EWMLP Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 07122022

EWMLP Minutes of 6 October 2022 Board 07122022

EWMLP Item 5 Maximising the benefits of investment in EWR 07122022

EWMLP Agenda Item 5 Annex 1 Summary East West Rail APPG 25 October 2022 07122022

EWMLP Agenda Item 5 annex 2 Introducing_the_Varsity_Way_v1 07122022.1

October 6 2022 (please note this date is different from that advised on the previous agenda)

Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 061022

APPROVED Minutes East West Main Line Partnership 080622

Item 4 EWR Company presentation East West Main Line Partnership 061022

Item 5 Update on work East West Main Line Partnership 061022

Item 5 Annex 1 Building Better Connnections Business Imperative for East West Rail v3 LR

Item 5 Annex 2 East West Rail Strategic Narrative EWMLP 061022

Item 6 Main Line Strategic Statement East West Main Line Partnership 061022

APPROVED response to Network Rail Strategic Statement on East West Main Line

Item 7 Eastern Board presentation East West Main Line Partnership 061022

Item 8 EWR Alliance presentation East West Main Line Partnership 061022

Item 9 Terms of Reference East West Main Line Partnership 061022

Item 9 Annex 1 TofR East West Main Line Partnership 061022

June 8 2022

Agenda East West Main Line Partnership 080622a

Minutes from 8 March 2022 East West Main Line Partnership meeting – approved

Item 3 Update on work East West Main Line Partnership 080622

Item 4 Aylesbury Link East West Main Line Partnership 080622

Item 6 Main Line Strategic Statement East West Main Line Partnership 080622

Item 6 annex 1 Strategic Statement East West Main Line Partnership 080622

Item 8 East West Rail Alliance Project Update presentation Jun22

March 9 2022

(In September 2021 the East West Rail Consortium relaunched as the East West Main Line Partnership)

EWMLP Strategic Board 090322 – Agenda

East West Rail Consortium Strategic Board – Minutes of Meeting -15th September 2021

EWMLP Strategic Board 090322 Item 3 Making the case for EWR

EWMLP Strategic Board 090322 Item 4 Subscriptions and work programme

EWR Alliance – CS1 Update – 090322

WGSTB presentation East West Main Line Board March 2022

December 8 2021

The decision was taken not to proceed with the board meeting on 8 December in order to allow a more complete agenda to be presented in the new year.

September 15 2021

EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Agenda

EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 June 9 approved minutes

EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Item 3 Rebranding the Consortium

EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Item 4 Spending Review

(See the final version of the Spending Review submission following Board comments: EWMLP Spending Review submission final)

EWR Alliance presentation on Bicester-Bletchley progress

EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Item 7 work update

EWR Consortium Strategic Board 150921 Item 7 annex 1

June 9 2021

090621 – Agenda

Minutes of Meeting of March 16 meeting AGREED

090621 – Agenda Item 3 Consultation Response

090621 – Agenda Item 3 Annex

Note: Following meeting feedback, this is the final approved consultation response of East West Rail Consortium

090621 – Agenda Item 4 Eastern Section (note: the Eastern Section pre-SOBC technical document is currently in draft form but will be published shortly)

090621 – Agenda Item 5 East West Main Line – Realising its Potential (note: this item was not discussed at the meeting due to time restraints)

090621 – Agenda Item 5 Annex 1

(note: Agenda Item 6 was intended as a verbal update. It was not discussed at the meeting due to time restraints)

090621 – Agenda Item 7 Treasurers Report and Work Programme

March 16th 2021

Agenda 16th March 2021

Minutes of Meeting 9th December

Agenda Item 4 Responding to Consultations

Agenda Item 6 Rebranding the Consortium

Agenda Item 7 London Road Crossing Bicester

Agenda Item 8 Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study

December 9th 2020

Agenda

Minutes of 12 October

Agenda Item 4 Autumn Announcements

Agenda Item 5 East West Main Line – Realising its Potential

Agenda Item 6 London Road Bicester Update

Agenda Item 7 Work Programme Update

October 12th 2020

Agenda

Minutes of July 27

Agenda Item 4 Central Section – Reviewing the Consortium’s Position

Agenda Item 5 Eastern Section Interim SOBC

Agenda Item 6 Digital Infrastructure Western Section

Agenda Item 7 East West Main Line – Realising its Potential

Agenda Item 8 – western section update presentation

July 27 2020

Agenda

Minutes – Tuesday 3rd March

Agenda Item 5 Western Section Update

Agenda Item 5 Presentation

Agenda Item 8a STB Update

Agenda Item 8c Felixstowe to Nuneaton

Agenda Item 8c Annex Felixstowe Nuneaton letter

Agenda Item 7 Digital Infrastructure

March 3 2020 (Milton Keynes)

Agenda

Minutes of Meeting

TWAO Update

EWR Alliance Project Update

Treasurers Report and Work Programme

January 30 2020 (Bedford)

Agenda

 Minutes of previous Meeting

Agenda Item 4 Western Section Update

Agenda Item 5 Eastern Section

Agenda Item 5 Eastern Section Annex 1

Agenda Item 6 Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study

Agenda Item 6 Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study Annex 3

Agenda Item 7 London Road Level Crossing Bicester

Agenda Item 8 Rail Review Update

Agenda Item 9 Digital Connectivity

Agenda Item 9 Digital Connectivity Annex 1

September 17 2019 (Cambridge)

Agenda

Agenda Item 6 Oxfordshire Rail Corridor Study

Agenda Item 9 Wider Linkages

Agenda Item 10 Rail Study

June 11 2019 (Bedford)

Draft Minutes of June 11 Meeting

Agenda

Notes of Meeting from March 13

Item 3b Western Section

Item 3b Presentation – Network Rail Update

Item 4 Oxfordshire Rail Study

Item 6 Freight and Logistics

Item 7 For Information

March 13 2019 AGM (Cambridge)

Agenda

Notes from meeting December 11 2019

Item 5 – Central Section Consultation Response

Item 6 – Eastern Section

Item 8 – West Coast Main Line Released Capacity

Treasurers Report and Work Programme (Incl Appendix 1)

Item 9 – For Approval – Appendix 2 – Consortium Work Programme Summary

December 11 2018 (Bedford)

Agenda

Notes from meeting September 11 2018

Consortium Work Programme Summary

Item 5 – Central Section

Item 6 – Eastern Section Prospectus paper

Item 6 – Final draft Eastern Section Prospectus

Item 7 – Wider Linkages

Item 7 – Annexes 1a 1b and 2

September 11 2018 (Cambridge)

Agenda

Item 2 – Terms of Reference – Annex A – schedule

Item 2 – Terms of Reference – Annex A

Item 2 – Terms of Reference

Item 3 – Notes of last Meeting

Item 4 – Annex B – Timeline

Item 4 – Annex A – Letter of Support to TWAO

Item 4 – Response to TWAO

Item 8 – Eastern Prospectus

Item 9 – Freight Study

Item 10 – Work Programme ORCS Report

For Information – Consortium Work Programme Summary

14 June 2018 (Bedford)

Agenda

Item 3 Terms of Reference Report

Item 5 AGM 11 April 2018 – Notes of meeting

Item 7a Eastern Section Prospectus board paper

Item 7b Eastern Section Draft Prospectus

Item 8.1 Central Section – Strategic Objectives and Conditional Output Statements

Item 9.2 Western section – Service Planning

Item 10.1 ORCS remit

Item 10.2 ORCS funding

Item 10.3 LRLC report