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    Is the extension to the Borders Railway back on track?

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp86zy9939vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss The BBC has reported It said the business case process would take about 18 months to complete although it said it would be working with everyone involved to see if timescales could be reduced. Has there been any...
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    “It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institutions and merely lukewarm defenders in...
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/compulsory-purchase-and-compensation-guide-4-compensation-to-residential-owners-and-occupiers#full-publication-update-history This document sets out the general principles as to how compensation is calculated. This is a complex topic with various processes for...
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    Which railway lines are the least used in this country?

    In 2014 Stockport Council and TfGM has raised the possibility of converting existing orbital neavy rail freight routes to carry tram trains. Bordering a Morrisons supermarket to the west Denton station was reduced to a mere platform served by a weekly parliamentary train run to avoid the...
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    What could a complete rebuild of Bedford look like?

    Could you expand on your reasoning regarding Corby?
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    At what stage in the process will the rebuilding of Bedford Station take place. Will the new platform on the fast lines be built before EWR?
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    North Devon railways

    https://www.radioexe.co.uk/news-and-features/local-news/exmoor-railway-extension-plans-rejected/ Whilst other communities recognise the value of preserved railways,Devon residents take a different view.
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Consultation updates [not speculation]

    . EWR is an NSIP (nationally significant infrastructure project) rather than a local matter. Consent/Dissent on building the Bedford-Cambridge section will be given by the Government (DfT) following a statutory hearing run by the Planning Directorate (PD). The Council can and undoubtedly will...
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    East West Rail (EWR) Consultation - speculation

    Have any indicative point to point journey times ever been cited in both the sections of the route that have been completed and in the yet to be built sections?
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    East West Rail - possible future service patterns?

    The problem is when pinch points elide. IIRC - Level Crossing closure times at Biscester were a significant issue that had ramifications.
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    East West Rail - possible future service patterns?

    Network Rail's proposals for Ely are detailed in this Network Rail announcement...
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    East West Rail - possible future service patterns?

    In part much of the final service pattern is predicated on the rebuilding of Oxford Station, is it not?
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    Thomas Brassey Statue for Chester Station

    Apologies - the Engineeringv Team was assembled by Sir Samuel Morton Peto MP who also played a major part in financing the ptoject.
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    Thomas Brassey Statue for Chester Station

    He also played a key role in concert with Thomas Brassey and Edward Betts in building a railway at pace across Crimea - enabling not only the evacuation of troops to Florence Nightengale's hospital and efficient suppilies of ordnance and ammunition to the front line, Anthony Dawson's book "The...
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    Thought on emerging and future risks to UK rail freight operations? [open discussion]

    https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/green-signals/id1711289754 Richard Bowker's interview with Tim Shoveller of Freightliner is an excellent introduction to the challenges of the rail freight business.
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    Now the Tories are out - can we stop blatantly ripping our own citizens off?

    The funds which were raised were then reinvested in their Tram System.
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    Labour plans to abolish Network Rail

    IIUC - Passenger Rail Franchises will be nationalised upon the expiry of the franchise. Does anybody have a list of definitive expiry dates? Could this incentivise Franchisees to hand in their keys early? Does devolution present any issues?
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    UK General Election 2024

    Specghetti Savers?
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    UK General Election 2024

    Getting back to railways , the July edition of "Modern Railways" hit the Mwmbwlian door mat this morning having been written and printed before the announcement of a General Election. It is a general principle of general elections that the existing governing party cannot bind its successor to...
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    Deployment of the Revolution Very Light Rail Variant

    Thank you, Does anybody have further details as to the nature and duration of the VLR's appearance on the GCR- for example: snagging,mileage accumulation,etc.?

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