'We are not asking for a miracle', say EWR campaigners
Campaigners in Aylesbury are calling for a section of the former Great Central main line to be upgraded to passenger standards, so that their town will be connected to East West Rail. The Aylesbury Action Group says the Aylesbury spur from Claydon Junction is not merely a proposal for a future railway, but 18km of ‘shovel-ready’ infrastructure that remains the ‘vital missing link’ in the East West Rail project.
FirstGroup confirms open access start dateFirstGroup will be launching its open access Lumo service between Stirling and London this month. Access rights were granted by the Office of Rail and Road in March 2024, but more recent applications for other routes have not succeeded.
Date revealed for opening of delayed Cambridge SouthCambridge South station will open to passengers on 28 June, the Department for Transport has announced. Trains will start calling then at the 250 million pound station, and there will be an official opening ceremony the following day. As many as 20 trains an hour will be calling during the peaks, and the DfT is predicting that it will attract 1.8 million users a year.
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