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A one-hour House of Commons Westminster Hall debate about the Cotswold Line and the task force report took place on Wednesday.
The task force report has now gone to the DfT - it shows an excellent 4.46 to 1 benefit to cost ratio, for an investment of £200m.
Hansard transcript here https://hansard.parliament.uk/commo...6CD6-49E9-BF68-16AE39F55D22/NorthCotswoldLine
The debate was opened by Harriet Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire
Has to be said my local MP, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, has a rather hazy grasp of things at certain points, such as redoubling happening here and on the Kemble route in the 1990s, the 'appalling' 2hr 40min journey time of one London to Worcester train - I assume that is a reference to the 19.28, which runs via Gloucester... and he doesn't seem to have twigged that direct trains from Reading to Heathrow are still a bit of a way off.
Edit: Download links for the full taskforce strategic business case, which has been given to the House of Commons library, and a briefing note for MPs, are at the foot of this page
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CDP-2020-0004
Moderator note: this thread is to discuss progress regarding the planned improvements; if anyone wishes to post any ideas, suggestions etc please use the Iideas for improving the north Cotswold line thread, thanks!
A one-hour House of Commons Westminster Hall debate about the Cotswold Line and the task force report took place on Wednesday.
The task force report has now gone to the DfT - it shows an excellent 4.46 to 1 benefit to cost ratio, for an investment of £200m.
Hansard transcript here https://hansard.parliament.uk/commo...6CD6-49E9-BF68-16AE39F55D22/NorthCotswoldLine
The debate was opened by Harriet Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire
Having looked at a range of options, the North Cotswold Line Taskforce has given unanimous backing for what it calls option 5, a redoubling of four miles of track from Wolvercote Junction, Oxford, to Hanborough station, and the redoubling of five miles of track from Evesham to Pershore. In addition, option 5 includes second platforms at Pershore and Hanborough.
The combination of those elements in option 5 would allow two trains an hour from Worcester to London, additional services beyond Worcester to Malvern, Hereford and Kidderminster, a regular Worcester to London service in less than two hours, and faster services from Malvern and Herefordshire to London, as well as improved performance and reliability.
Has to be said my local MP, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, has a rather hazy grasp of things at certain points, such as redoubling happening here and on the Kemble route in the 1990s, the 'appalling' 2hr 40min journey time of one London to Worcester train - I assume that is a reference to the 19.28, which runs via Gloucester... and he doesn't seem to have twigged that direct trains from Reading to Heathrow are still a bit of a way off.
Edit: Download links for the full taskforce strategic business case, which has been given to the House of Commons library, and a briefing note for MPs, are at the foot of this page
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CDP-2020-0004
Moderator note: this thread is to discuss progress regarding the planned improvements; if anyone wishes to post any ideas, suggestions etc please use the Iideas for improving the north Cotswold line thread, thanks!
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