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Quainton will be changed but it will still be there shame the extension up the route to Verney Jctn which would have reinvented the place.

Every new train is subject to delays what is happening to cause this ,bad design ,construction and add to this the network is not even ready for them.Its not this franchise its spread over many and taking a franchise back will not help, Anglia is part of a well run company but is definitely not...

I come across quite a few children who have autisim when I visit schools to talk about the RNLI ,usaualy the teacher will tell me if a child has a problem and I take this into account how I do my talk.These people are usually very intelligent and good to talk with ,we must make allowances for...

The whole project is taking to long to come to fruition, work should have been in progress after all its been around for over twenty five years. Are the DFT trying to slow things down particularily Bedford Cambridge or is the number of house builders awaited then they can be tapped for funds?

I have just watched a film about the line from Cambridge to Bedford with shots of how it was and how it is now. The final section is going to be a real problem judging by the amount of building that has been carried out on the alignment. The final route will be very expensive and must have a...

Agree the livery looks fine and the amount of investment in the network is amazing and is a good thing shame about the finances.

The parent DB is reported to be losing revenue due to private companies gaining more and more contracts on the German network so bail outs from them will not happen.

Bicester Village will be heaving on boxing day as always ,Chiltern have provided a much needed service for a while.With regard to xmas day and boxing day working,friend of mine who was a driver at Aylesbury in the sixties and seventies said that there were always a people who volunteered to...

Sad how many drivers of HGV,s do not know their height and seem to have a cavalier attitude on how they drive .Does the HGV driving test and teaching need to be upgraded?

I think the new road is going to take a great deal of business from the rail line also the DFT do not seem to have the same keenness for the rail project.I can see more cut backs on the project, the worst mistake is no electrification it could have kickstarted Didcot Oxford wiring. Government...

Good to see proper investment on the railway also this will leave the east coast open for extra passenger trains ,thanks for sharing.

Been through there several times and it is very tired hope it will be good design but the SVR will still be the best of the two a worthy departure point.

On tonights BBC News Oxford they went to Bicester and showed the old track being pulled up also Mr Grayling was there to talk up the start next year. Also they said some people locally questioned the need for the link but what will they say when the new road is pushed through? In reply to the...

I am looking forward to the new Gresley K4 this will be an interesting loco to see plus it will run on a wide variety of lines.

Don't hold your breaths there is still a good chance for this thing to be cancelled. The management are hopeless and are not managing finances properly plus Brexit is going to take precedence very soon.