Update: East West Rail (Western Section) "TheOneKEA" <theonekea@> wrote in message
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> On Jun 21, 3:40 pm, 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.
>
> Does the capacity exist to start services from Didcot Parkway?
>
You missed the bit in the earlier E?W rail report about building a new
dedicated platform at the north end of Oxford station, to avoid interfering
with the existing operations.
So that will probably be a no...
Paul |