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Does anyone have more details of the new platform which is being built at Templecombe on the Salisbury - Exeter route. Will this involve redoubling of the track through the station?

This from the Northern Echo: http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/business/9479051.Osborne_confirms_Newton_Aycliffe_Hitachi_plant_on_track/ 'Today the Government said it hopes to reach "financial close" on the contract within weeks. And speaking on board a Hitachi-built Shinkansen bullet...

An article in today's Sunday Times suggests that Maria Eagle, the Shadow Transport Secretary, will announce a new preferred route for High Speed Two tomorrow, with a station near Heathrow and a route paralleling the M40 and Chiltern Lines with a Chiltern tunnel bypassing High Wycombe.

From Railway Gazette: http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/db-and-siemens-sign-icx-contract.html DB and Siemens sign ICx contract 09 May 2011 GERMANY: A multi-billion euro contract for the supply of up to 300 high-speed trains was signed by DB Chief Executive...

As part of the Chiltern Mainline upgrade, the 'up' through line is being reinstated at Princes Risborough: http://geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p68394704.html http://geoff-plumb.fotopic.net/p68394706.html

Here's a picture of the latest work at Bicester North as part of the Chiltern Mainline project: The 'up' track is being moved so that line speeds through the station can be raised to 100mph, with the 'up' platform being widened to meet the new alignment. Expected completion end of...

Some interesting documents posted on the London Borough of Hillingdon website concerning Chiltern's plans for a new down through line at Northolt Junction / South Ruislip: http://w09.hillingdon.gov.uk/images/dv_pl_files/66712_APP_2010_103/016_3.pdf...

Having looked at the Route Engineering Report for High Speed 2, the preferred route from Northolt Junction is to run the HS2 lines to the north of the Chiltern lines which will be moved to accommodate HS2. The two Chiltern Lines at Northolt will run under the HS2 lines (along the alignment of...

From the Guardian website this evening: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/mar/10/high-speed-rail-plans 'The government will tomorrow unveil plans for a 225mph British high-speed rail network, including a detailed London-to-Birmingham route that will create more than 10,000 jobs if...

Christian Wolmar in the TSSA Journal 8th March: 'Towards the end of this month, we will get the government’s White Paper based on the work by the HS2 team which will set out a route between London and Birmingham down to the last few inches. Everyone apparently wants a high speed line...

Following last month's announcement on Evergreen 3, Chiltern Chairman Adrian Shooter is asking Modern Railways readers what Evergreen 4 should provide. Roger Ford likes the idea of a 4 track 125mph electrified railway but reckons that this will have to wait for Evergreen 5 (and a...

Roger Ford reports in February's Modern Railways that Chiltern are introducing refurbished Mk3 coaches for their new Oxford service with power doors and retention toilets - construction of the prototype carriage is about to start. I'm a little surprised Chiltern is using these on the Oxford...

From the Financial Times: 'This Friday, Chiltern is expected to announce a new project, called “Evergreen 3”, designed to cut journeys from London to Birmingham by up to 20 minutes' http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aed33bd8-ff8e-11de-921f-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

The Evergreen 3 proposals and draft timetables have been published in detail on the Network Rail website...

DB Regio UK are objecting strongly to ATW's proposals for Aberystwyth - Marylebone services, threatening to withdraw the WSMR services and stating that the the new services would have a serious impact on the Evergreen 3 upgrade...

First double track at Axminister since 1967! (courtesy tivvybumper - links to flickr)

Article in Transport Xtra: http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/transit/news/?id=15474 Here's the full article: 'Aggressive Virgin advertisements target ‘Chiltern Snailways’ over journey times. Virgin’s advertising campaign is regarded as one of the most aggressive ever mounted...

Agility Trains have today published some more detailed technical data on the Hitachi Super Express: http://www.agilitytrains.com/assets/pdf/AT-090205-Key_Facts-Released-1_5.pdf

I've been trying to find out the new track layouts that will be introduced as part of Evergreen 3 (apart from the proposed Oxford scheme). From my search on 'Google', it appears that the current plan involves bi-directional third tracks at Denham, Princes Risborough and Bicester, and a...

From the Railway Eye blog website: "Sushi and Sake all round at Marsham Street Monday night is the word on the tracks, with an announcement on Tuesday morning. But only a small initial order. Unless the Treasury bins it again" So it's looking like Hitachi will win the initial...