eastdyke
Established Member
The Cambridgeshire County Council Economy and Environment Committee (8th February) did not totally agree with the form of words put to them by Officers:
https://goo.gl/tg62sB
The words in red underline were deleted from the original proposition.
Meanwhile the local press is running stories about 'delays' to the introduction of 8 car trains running to King's Lynn.
NR are variously accused with varying degrees of 'accuracy'.
eg from Eastern Daily Press:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/environ...kings-lynn-to-london-set-for-delays-1-5398045
https://goo.gl/tg62sB
The words in red underline were deleted from the original proposition.
It was unanimously resolved to:
a) Note the proposals for wider regional and national benefits, of increased rail capacity through Ely North Junction;
b) Note the potential impact on the whole community, residents and local businesses of increased frequency and duration of level crossing closures;
c) Agree to oppose any measures that restrict traffic flow across the level crossings to the detriment of residents and local businesses until alternative solutions are put in place;
d) Note the intention to explore opportunities with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to fund the options development for a road and / bridge or rail solution (Options 7 or 8 of the traffic study) and;
e) Agree to continue to work with the Combined Authority, Network Rail and the Ely Area Task Force to develop a comprehensive road solution that meets the needs of all Cambridgeshire residents and in particular the communities of Queen Adelaide, Prickwillow and Ely.
Meanwhile the local press is running stories about 'delays' to the introduction of 8 car trains running to King's Lynn.
NR are variously accused with varying degrees of 'accuracy'.
eg from Eastern Daily Press:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/environ...kings-lynn-to-london-set-for-delays-1-5398045
[Part quote only there is more ......]There are currently eight-carriage Great Northern trains serving the Ely and Cambridge stations but officials at a rail summit in January last year hoped to extend the service to Watlington, Littleport and Waterbeach by December 2018.
But in Network Rail’s strategic business plan for Control Period 6 - the next round of funding for projects in the next five years - states that the final investment decision for longer trains has not yet been decided.
A spokesman from Network Rail said this is an internal governance process which every project has to go through, adding: “The King’s Lynn eight car scheme is amongst the CP5 projects that have funding.
“We are currently working up plans with operators to confirm when the infrastructure works to enable these services can take place.
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