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Topic: Renewed Push For East - West Rail Link Amid Government Caution (Read 1342 times)
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Lord Bassam said a plan had to include a "proper business case", and be funded as the Government had not studied the likely cost. He added: "Reopening regional or rural lines will not normally be the most effective way of delivering the capacity increases, which as the rail White Paper explained are our priority." (link below.) http://www.oxfordmail.net/news/headlines/display.var.1904320.0.city_rail_link_to_cambridge.phpLast month , the East West Rail Consortium brought in consultants to draw up a case for reopening the western sections of the line from Bicester to Bletchley south of Milton Keynes , and the Claydon Junction-Aylesbury line. The consortium has estimated the cost of reopening the Bicester-Bletchley section at up to £135m. |
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The consortium behind the plan says the scheme linking Oxford to Milton Keynes, Bedford and Aylesbury is on track to become operational by 2012. But the estimated cost, originally put at £130m, has risen to £190m, going to £228m if a spur to Aylesbury is included (link below.) http://www.oxfordmail.net/display.var.2100215.0.rail_link_work_may_start_in_2009.phpA new report commissioned by the East West Rail Consortium, made up of councils and development agencies, has backed the case for a new network of railway lines and train services. It means the long awaited project now goes to a detailed planning stage. Adrian Saunders, Oxfordshire County Council's rail development officer, said: "There is a lot of support coming from the Department for Transport and Network Rail to get this project moving. Construction work could start by the end of 2009." |
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