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22nd June 2008, 12:13 PM

On 21 Jun, 20:40, Tony Polson <docnews2...@> wrote:
> The only way I can see it happening is if East-West Rail in some way
> facilitates the building of the Eco-Towns near Islip and in Marston
> Vale, and some branch of Government stumps up some free cash that it
> doesn't expect any return on. The Treasury doesn't often allow that.

Freight runs from Southampton-Didcot through to the WCML isthedriver
behind this, improving the businesscase above the required base.
There otherwise isn't the capacity for all the freight wanting to run
up from the South Coast onto the WCML - even if Leamington - Coventry
were dualled.

Any previous reference to a station a Calvert has now been removed.

22nd June 2008, 12:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chris Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Update: East West Rail (Western Section) On 21 Jun, 20:40, Tony Polson <docnews2...@> wrote: > The only way I can see it happening is if East-West Rail in some way > facilitates the building of the Eco-Towns near Islip and in Marston > Vale, and some branch of Government stumps up some free cash that it > doesn't expect any return on. The Treasury doesn't often allow that. Freight runs from Southampton-Didcot through to the WCML isthedriver behind this, improving the businesscase above the required base. There otherwise isn't the capacity for all the freight wanting to run up from the South Coast onto the WCML - even if Leamington - Coventry were dualled. Any previous reference to a station a Calvert has now been removed.