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« Reply #360 on: June 03, 2025, 14:45:13 »
Quote from: grahame on June 03, 2025, 14:40:59
Quote from: ChrisB on June 03, 2025, 14:37:18
I don't believe that this has only just been classified as an England & wales project at this stage - so why complain only now?

Complain now because you're now in the role of representing the people of your constituency which wasn't a role you were in when the project was initially classified, perhaps?

And the previous incumbent didn't notice that?
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« Reply #361 on: June 03, 2025, 14:46:08 »
Anyway, I'm off on Friday to the new station at Wilmslow, to check it out for accessibility.
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« Reply #362 on: June 03, 2025, 14:53:58 »
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Anyway, I'm off on Friday to the new station at Wilmslow, to check it out for accessibility.

Winslow I suspect or has Cheshire been getting rebuilds?
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« Reply #363 on: June 03, 2025, 15:02:12 »
Thanks for correcting my typo!
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« Reply #364 on: June 03, 2025, 16:46:49 »
Quote from: ChrisB on June 03, 2025, 14:45:13
Quote from: grahame on June 03, 2025, 14:40:59
Quote from: ChrisB on June 03, 2025, 14:37:18
I don't believe that this has only just been classified as an England & wales project at this stage - so why complain only now?

Complain now because you're now in the role of representing the people of your constituency which wasn't a role you were in when the project was initially classified, perhaps?

And the previous incumbent didn't notice that?

Don't know ... but new MPs▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) are not committed to the views and policies of previous ones.
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« Reply #365 on: June 04, 2025, 16:08:43 »
Quote from: ChrisB on June 03, 2025, 14:37:18
I don't believe that this has only just been classified as an England & wales project at this stage - so why complain only now?

Oooh look, a chance to bash the London government and get my name in the paper, along with my "angry" photo.
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« Reply #366 on: June 12, 2025, 09:24:16 »
£2.5bn "confirmed" for extension through to Cambridge, apparently: https://bsky.app/profile/oxfordclarion.bsky.social/post/3lrdl3pd6kk24
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« Reply #367 on: June 12, 2025, 10:23:41 »
Quote from: TonyK on June 04, 2025, 16:08:43
Quote from: ChrisB on June 03, 2025, 14:37:18
I don't believe that this has only just been classified as an England & wales project at this stage - so why complain only now?

Oooh look, a chance to bash the London government and get my name in the paper, along with my "angry" photo.

Quote from: Richard Fairhurst on June 12, 2025, 09:24:16
£2.5bn "confirmed" for extension through to Cambridge, apparently: https://bsky.app/profile/oxfordclarion.bsky.social/post/3lrdl3pd6kk24

This "Wales" business has bothered me ... as I have felt it will benefit passengers from South Wales travelling to Cambridge.   Melksham to Cambridge was a journey I use to make quite often and by public transport it was awful as is Cardiff to Cambridge. And yet - just this one flow - there are around 7,000 journey tickets sold annually and how much higher might that be if the journey wasn't a nightmare one.     It would take time for me to gather other southwales-to-cambridge stats, but a quick look show things like Llandaf to Cambridge North tickets ...
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« Reply #368 on: June 12, 2025, 15:45:03 »
£2.54million was specifically mentioned by Rachel Reeves yesterday - so no "confirmed" needed in quotes.
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« Reply #369 on: June 12, 2025, 16:10:11 »
Quote from: ChrisB on June 12, 2025, 15:45:03
£2.54million was specifically mentioned by Rachel Reeves yesterday - so no "confirmed" needed in quotes.

Three orders of magnitude out there, ChrisB. Make that £2.54 billion
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« Reply #370 on: June 12, 2025, 16:53:59 »
indeed.....thanks!
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« Reply #371 on: June 17, 2025, 21:48:39 »
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/footage-released-of-east-west-rails-first-commercial-freight-train

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The first commercial freight train has travelled along the East West Rail line as part of its journey into a new strategic rail freight interchange in Northampton.

Shortly after 13:00 yesterday (Monday 16 June) the service* from Didcot came onto the new infrastructure at Oxford, travelling the 35 miles to Milton Keynes to connect with the West Coast Main Line.
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« Reply #372 on: June 18, 2025, 12:25:41 »
It’s a bit of a surprise all those houses in Wolvercote haven’t collapsed yet.
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« Reply #373 on: June 19, 2025, 11:41:37 »
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It’s a bit of a surprise all those houses in Wolvercote haven’t collapsed yet.
Wasn’t there also a scare story about horses being spooked for miles around?
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