Surely it would be more efficient to close the line for a larger block of time, such as a week and get hundreds of staff in to complete the job in one?
As previously discussed in the feature of the month thread, there will certainly be a blockade between Moreton-in-Marsh and Evesham - latest suggestion I have heard is this could be up to six months.
Chris Bates, who is the FGW Customer Panel member for Banbury/Kingham to Oxford and Appleton has posted the following at Charlbury.info:
I have already discussed this with Network Rail & FGW and I am quietly confident that meetings to inform all on this line WILL be held locally well in advance of any works being started -- indeed, as soon as I have dates from NR, I will bring them here to enable everyone to plan holidays etc around the disruption.
NR will be working up the detail of this scheme over the coming weeks and possibly months - but I will stay in touch with both FGW and NR, and will report back as soon as there is more to impart.
