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- 31/01/2022 - Latest stage of East Coast Digital Programme work begins
- 31/01/2022 - Network Rail awards Alstom contract for Cambridgeshire resignalling project
- 31/10/2021 - Part two of second consultation round for Ely Area Capacity Enhancement scheme opens
- 30/09/2021 - Short section of East West Rail line close to Bicester reopens, whilst commercial partner appointed for link to Cambridge
- 30/09/2021 - Signalling for Werrington dive-under has been commissioned ready for freight trains
- 31/08/2021 - March-Peterborough line shut to allow line repairs after freight train hits tractor on level crossing
- 31/08/2021 - Various engineering works across East Anglia (and towards London)
- 31/08/2021 - Wisbech incinerator a potential threat to Wisbech line reopening
- 31/07/2021 - East West Rail contract to construct Bletchley High Level platforms signed, as Jacobs appointed East West Rail Programme Partner
- 31/07/2021 - Network Rail connects 11,000-tonne tunnel at Werrington dive-under on East Coast Mainline
- 30/06/2021 - Miniature Stop Light installed at ten level crossings across East Anglia to improve safety
- 30/06/2021 - Network Rail to replace more softwood wheel timbers on the Manea Washes Viaducts
- 31/05/2021 - Network Rail launches Ely Area Capacity Enhancement second public consultation
- 31/05/2021 - Network Rail to refurbish swing bridges on the Wherry Lines reducing maintenance costs
- 31/03/2021 - New 'breakthrough' partnership between Combined Authority and Network Rail on Wisbech reopening scheme
- 31/03/2021 - Second non-statutory public consultation on East West Rail launched
- 28/02/2021 - Greater Anglia works with mobile operator to increase 4G signal along its routes
- 28/02/2021 - Network Rail announces major route resignalling in Cambridgeshire and consultation over level crossing changes
- 28/02/2021 - Network Rail rebuilds rail overbridge at Eccles Heath following road traffic incident three years earlier
- 28/02/2021 - Network Rail replaces track on the Fen Line to improve ride quality for passengers
- 28/02/2021 - Network Rail to replace wheel timbers on East Suffolk Line bridge over a weekend
- 28/02/2021 - Vehicle hits underbridge at Stonea level crossing on day it reopened following repairs and strengthening
- 31/01/2021 - East West Rail 'Western Section' phase 2 funding confirmed by Treasury
- 31/01/2021 - Rail taskforce tells Government that £660m investment in East Anglia rail network could bring £9.3bn economic benefit
- 31/01/2021 - Werrington dive-under concrete box pushed under tracks during nine days in January 2021
- 31/12/2020 - Network Rail granted powers to close or modify the following nine level crossings in Suffolk
- 30/11/2020 - East West Railway Company begins second phase of rolling stock procurement and launches new environmental surveys
- 30/11/2020 - Network Rail given permission to close Cambridgeshire level crossings five years after submitting application
- 30/11/2020 - Network Rail improves track and electrification between Alresford and Great Bentley in preparation for resignalling
- 31/10/2020 - East West Railway Company sets up a Community Hub as a prelude to its public consultations in 2021
- 30/09/2020 - Dates announced for East Coast Mainline enhancement work at King's Cross and for Werrington 'dive under'
- 30/09/2020 - East West Rail Company looks for support contracts and a partner for DCO application to build Bedford-Cambridge railway
- 30/09/2020 - Public engagement opens for Ely Area Capacity Enhancements rail scheme
- 30/09/2020 - Remaining track and signalling infrastructure completed on King's Lynn eight-car project over August Bank Holiday
- 30/09/2020 - Track, crossing decks and platform surfacing renewals on the East Suffolk line
- 31/08/2020 - East West Rail Consortium appoints Steer to develop a business case for enhancing rail connectivity on Eastern Section
- 31/08/2020 - Modern signalling to be introduced on Clacton branch
- 31/08/2020 - Network Rail launches public consultation on Ely Area Capacity Enhancement
- 31/07/2020 - Consultants appointed to develop business case for eastern section of the East West Rail Link
- 31/07/2020 - Final approval given by Combined Authority for the March-Wisbech rail reopening business case
- 31/07/2020 - Network Rail undertakes track renewals across several East Anglia routes
- 31/07/2020 - Railway bridges at risk of being bashed to be fitted with CCTV to enable quicker inspection
- 31/07/2020 - Work starts on new road and bridge over railway at King's Dyke level crossing near to Whittlesea
- 30/06/2020 - Additional axle counters on Ipswich-Lowestoft line help reduce level crossing barrier downtime
- 30/06/2020 - Network Rail schedules series of trackworks across East Anglia during 2020
- 31/05/2020 - First major sign of East West Rail reopening progress as Bletchley viaduct rebuild commences
- 31/03/2020 - East West Railway Company invites bids for short-term rolling stock contract
- 31/03/2020 - Ely capacity upgrade could cost £600m
- 31/03/2020 - Latest report on reopening Wisbech railway line for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
- 29/02/2020 - Transport and Works Act Order granted or East West Rail western section phase 2
- 29/02/2020 - Wherry lines re-signalling completed and in use - at long last
- 31/10/2019 - First set of accounts for the operational the East West Railway Company Limited are published
- 30/09/2019 - Conference in Newmarket hears calls for investment in rail infrastructure to provide new passenger services
- 30/09/2019 - East West Rail central section designated as a nationally significant project
- 30/09/2019 - New bridleway bridge opens at Trimley on Felixstowe railway line provides safer route for pedestrians
- 30/09/2019 - Norfolk County Council to commission study into the reopening of the railway line to Hunstanton
- 30/09/2019 - Proposal to close Fen Road level crossing just south of Cambridge North station
- 31/08/2019 - National Grid failure leads to loss of frequency that causes GTR Siemens trains to shut down
- 31/08/2019 - Network Rail announces 23 days of engineering work to complete modernisation of Wherry lines in 2020
- 31/07/2019 - Level crossing upgrade work on the Felixstowe branch completed
- 30/06/2019 - Network Rail paints rails and signalling cabinets painted whote to keep cool during high temperatures
- 31/05/2019 - Hourly service doubles passenger numbers on Ipswich-Lowestoft route over a decade
- 31/05/2019 - Norwich in 90 service brings faster journey times from East Anglia to London
- 30/04/2019 - Improved level crossing safety on the Felixstowe branch line
- 31/03/2019 - 2,000 more Thameslink seats for Cambridge and Brighton commuters
- 31/03/2019 - Greater Anglia install free Wi-Fi on all trains to London Liverpool Street
- 31/03/2019 - Greater Anglia's "Norwich in 90" service to start in May 2019
- 31/03/2019 - Study finds "compelling case" to move forward with "transformational" Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM)
- 28/02/2019 - East West Rail makes 'powerful case' for direct services from Ipswich and Norwich to Oxford
- 28/02/2019 - Government's National Infrastructure Commission calls for 'clearer vision' from government to deliver growth in Cambridge-Oxford arc
- 28/02/2019 - Greater Anglia pleased with Cambridge-Norwich passenger numbers following opening of Cambridge North station
- 28/02/2019 - New loop line installed on the Felixstowe branch completing the first stage of upgrade for more trains
- 28/02/2019 - Public inquiry for phase 2 of the western section of East West Rail opens in Milton Keynes
- 28/02/2019 - Signalling upgrade of the Norwich, Yarmouth, Lowestoft 'Wherry lines' continues with another blockade in late March 2019
- 31/01/2019 - Delays to £68m re-signalling scheme keep Norfolk railway line closed
- 31/01/2019 - East West Railway Company seeks specialist partners to deliver the Bedford-Cambridge section
- 31/12/2018 - Mill Road bridge in Cambridge will be closed for eight weeks in 2019 to allow for siding to be extended
- 31/10/2018 - Ballast and sleepers laid for second track on Felixstowe branch line
- 31/10/2018 - Reedham junction and re-signalling works completed as part of Wherry Lines resignalling
- 30/09/2018 - East West Rail Consortium thanks everyone who has written to support Network Rail's TWA application for the Western Section
- 30/09/2018 - Government considers using ETCS train control system across all phases of East West Rail
- 31/07/2018 - Government approves Network Rail's proposals for a dive under for freight trains at Werrington
- 31/07/2018 - Network Rail submits TWA Order application for the second phase of the East West Rail link central section
- 31/05/2018 - Community Rail Partnerships publish new tourism leaflets for Bittern Line and Wherry Lines
- 31/05/2018 - Grand Central seeks to stop trains at Peterborough to provide connections with East Anglia
- 31/05/2018 - Thameslink timetable revamp was too ambitious as lack of trained drivers causes chaos
- 30/04/2018 - GTR reminds passengers about Thameslink Programme timetable shake-up from May 2018
- 31/03/2018 - Passengers get taster of direct Cambridge to Brighton trains
- 31/03/2018 - Upgrade to Felixstowe branch for more freight trains to commence after almost a decade since powers sought
- 28/02/2018 - Bridge strengthening on Fen Line avoids introduction of speed restriction
- 28/02/2018 - Ely North Junction level crossing study being studied by councillors to decide if bypass is needed
- 28/02/2018 - Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge Corridor All-Party Parliamentary Group launched
- 28/02/2018 - Re-signalling continues on Wherry Lines between Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
- 31/12/2017 - East West Rail Company formally launched by Secretry of State of Transport
- 30/11/2017 - Chancellor confirms funding for the Western Section of the East West Rail Link
- 31/10/2017 - Felixstowe branch partial doubling to go ahead as Secretary of State for Transport gives approval
- 30/09/2017 - Network Rail explains in detail the resignalling project on the Wherry Lines
- 31/08/2017 - East West Rail very unlikely to be electrified
- 31/08/2017 - Greater Anglia improves train information for passengers by introducing route-specific Twitter feeds
- 31/08/2017 - Network Rail awards £29m contract to re-signal the Norwich-Yarmouth/Lowestoft 'Wherry Lines'
- 31/07/2017 - Meeting at Westminster helps to move Cambridge-Haverhill light-rail scheme forward
- 30/04/2017 - DfT told by Councils across London and the south east that Crossrail 2 is a crucial scheme
- 31/03/2017 - Funding provided for £9.8m study for rail capacity enhancements around Ely and beyond
- 28/02/2017 - Solution planned to avoid freight trains delaying passenger trains north of Peterborough station
- 31/01/2017 - Managing Director of East West Rail Company is appointed
- 31/12/2016 - Secretary of State for Transport unveils plans for private company to build and operate East West Rail
- 30/11/2016 - National Infrastructure Commission urges the Government to open East West Rail western section by 2024
- 31/07/2016 - Network Rail decides that Wherry Lines will not be part of Digital Railway in 2019
- 31/07/2016 - Network Rail publishes detailed plans to re-instate fourth track north of Huntingdon station to improve punctuality and capacity
- 31/07/2016 - Railfuture and politicians interviewed by ITV News about progress of East West Rail towards Cambridge
- 31/05/2016 - East Suffolk Travellers' Assocation discusses improvements with Network Rail's Area Director
- 31/05/2016 - Govia Thameslink Railway's planning for 2018 timetable is almost ready for public consultation
- 30/04/2016 - Chair of Rail Haverhill campaign group urges MPs to back campaign to link Haverhill to the railway network
- 31/03/2016 - Local Government Secretary of State buoyant about prospects for Wisbech and its essential railway link
- 31/03/2016 - Network Rail announces preferred corridor for East West Rail link between Bedford and Cambridge
- 28/02/2016 - Detailed study on Cambridge-Haverhill railway finds that more benefits need to be found to go ahead
- 28/12/2015 - Alliance formed to design and build East West Rail phase 2
- 28/12/2015 - Government designates Ely to Peterborough line as Hereward Line Community Rail Service following public consultation
- 28/12/2015 - Railfuture's City Metro proposal for the Cambridge City Deal gets more publicity
- 30/11/2015 - Lack of trains leads Abellio Greater Anglia to abandon service on Felixstowe and Sudbury branches for fortnight
- 30/11/2015 - Network Rail delays vital Ely North Junction project until at least 2019
- 30/11/2015 - Possible long delay of Western Section of East West Rail concerns consortium
- 31/10/2015 - Public consultation for Crossrail 2 opens and it could bring benefits to East Anglia
- 30/09/2015 - Local MP and MEP call for Ely to Soham railway line doubling plans to be put back on track
- 30/09/2015 - Region's MPs concerned about possible delays to Ely North Junction upgrading
- 11/09/2015 - Canal Tunnels linking Great Northern lines with St Pancras International Low Level tracks open
- 20/08/2015 - Could East West Rail western section be delayed as Network Rail misses GRIP 3 milestone by nine months?
- 31/07/2015 - Railfuture issues press release as short list of two Bedford-Cambridge rail corridors are announced
- 31/07/2015 - Ely-Peterborough passenger services could be designated 'community rail'
- 31/07/2015 - New study estimates re-opening Wisbech to March railway line at up to £110 million
- 20/06/2015 - Railfuture pays for 15,000 Rail Haverhill leaflets to promote petition to reopen railway
- 20/06/2015 - Network Rail confirms that Ely-Soham doubling will mean a six-month closure for the important cross-country freight route
- 30/11/2014 - Great Eastern Rail Campaign's submits report to the government calling for massive investment to deliver major financial benefits
- 30/11/2014 - Network Rail publishes draft Anglia route study but critics attack 'lack of ambition'
- 31/10/2014 - Abellio Greater Anglia encourages support for Great Eastern Taskforce report demanding significant rail improvements
- 31/10/2014 - Govia Thameslink Railway offers 15,588 more seats on Great Northern trains each week from December 2014
- 30/09/2014 - Ely-Peterborough line level crossing at King's Dyke to be replaced by a bridge at a cost of £15m
- 30/09/2014 - Fenland MP promotes possible Wisbech to King's Lynn rail link
- 31/08/2014 - Atkins report for East West Rail Consortium calculates that a reopened Oxford-Cambridge route could boost regional economy by £750m
- 31/08/2014 - Rejuvenation of Barrington freight-only rail route hits a snag when works train derails
- 31/07/2014 - Barrington freight-only route to reopen to traffic by end of 2014
- 31/07/2014 - Government will fund the all-important engineering study for the re-opening of Wisbech to March railway line
- 31/07/2014 - Powers to double the Felixstowe branch renewed by government having lapsed after five years
- 31/07/2014 - Reopened railway is a vital part of the Wisbech 2020 Vision
- 31/07/2014 - Western Section of the East West Rail Route could could boost annual GDP by £73 million according to report for consortium
- 30/06/2014 - Ipswich chord is gradually being used for freight movements
- 30/04/2014 - Cambridgeshire County Council publishes Atkins report on Capital Cost of Re-opening March-Wisbech line
- 31/03/2014 - Cambridgeshire County Council transport chief "positive about the potential" of Cambridge to Haverhill railway line
- 31/03/2014 - First revenue-earning freight train operates over the new time-saving fuel-saving £59m Ipswich chord
- 31/03/2014 - Network Rail announces to media works it will perform in East Anglia during Control Period 5 (2014-2019)
- 29/01/2014 - East West Rail vegetation clearance work commences on mothballed section between Claydon Junction and Bletchley
- 29/01/2014 - More frequent service following opening of 'Beccles loop' leads to significant increase in passengers on East Suffolk line
- 29/01/2014 - Phase 2 of the Ipswich Chord for cross-country freight trains is completed
- 29/01/2014 - Secretary of State for Transport is told about the economic importance of a reopened Wisbech to March railway line
- 30/12/2013 - Department for Transport quietly publishes "Tech Connect" document supporting need for Cambridge to Oxford rail link
- 30/11/2013 - Cambridge City MP tells Transport Minister that East West Rail between Cambridge and Oxford is vital
- 30/11/2013 - Chancellor of the Exchequer recognises the railway's importance in East Anglia and wants services speeded up
- 30/11/2013 - Ely West Curve bi-directional operation to be implemented after more than 20 years
- 30/11/2013 - Linespeed restrictions south of Cambridge could be eased
- 30/11/2013 - Oxford City Council decides not to pay a financial contribution towards East West Rail western section
- 31/10/2013 - Could the opening of HS2 free up capacity on the East Coast Mainline for services from Stansted and Cambridge?
- 31/10/2013 - Councils approve their financial contribution towards East West Rail western section
- 31/10/2013 - Industry leaders call for improvements on London-Stansted rail line to provide faster service
- 30/09/2013 - Railfuture publishes its analysis of possible Bedford-Cambridge routes for East West Rail
- 30/09/2013 - Network Rail confirms that doubling of Ely-Soham route will go ahead even though EU-sponsored freight loops will be dropped
- 30/09/2013 - Physical start made to Oxford-Bicester Evergreen 3 as a prelude to East West Rail reopening
- 30/09/2013 - Progress being made on half-hourly Cambridge-Norwich service according to MP championing the scheme
- 31/08/2013 - Railfuture interviewed by ITV Anglia News about vital rail improvements as Transport Secretary visits region
- 30/06/2013 - Legal deadline passes so 'Evergrree 3' London Marylebone to Oxford rail link construction can commence
- 30/06/2013 - Passenger trains start using the Hitchin flyover
- 31/05/2013 - Cambridgeshire County Council long-term strategy includes station reopenings and new rail links
- 31/05/2013 - High Court dismisses 'Evergreen 3' legal challenge and grants Chiltern Railways powers to construct rail route
- 31/05/2013 - Network Rail opens up the Hitchin Flyover to walkers prior to opening to raise money for charity
- 30/04/2013 - Local MP eager to see March-Wisbech line reopening holds meeting with Atkins and Cambs County Council transport officials
- 30/04/2013 - March-Spalding line arches before A141 road could be demolished
- 01/03/2013 - Railfuture's online petition to reopen the Wisbech line for frequent services to Cambridge attracts substantial support
- 01/03/2013 - Network Rail organises 'drop-in session' to allow residents near to the Ipswich Chord location to understand the project
- 01/03/2013 - New £15m bridge at Kings Dyke, Whittlesey, could be open within three years
- 01/03/2013 - Preparatory work on East West route for London-Marylebone service takes place prior to outcome of 'Evergreen 3' judicial review
- 31/01/2013 - Eighty "excited" people attend "very positive" East West Rail presentation in Winslow
- 31/01/2013 - Greater Anglia agrees to reinstate train connections at Maningtree for Harwich branch trains
- 31/12/2012 - Cambridgeshire County Council publishes Stage 1 Report of March - Wisbech Rail Study
- 31/12/2012 - Great Eastern Mainline Capacity Study suggests increasing linespeed to 125mph
- 28/11/2012 - Hitchin Flyover is four months ahead of schedule
- 28/11/2012 - Stansted Airport management launch 'vision' for rail that includes a link to the Great Eastern Main Line
- 29/10/2012 - Chiltern Railways runs a special train to promote the East West Rail Link to officials and the media
- 29/10/2012 - East West Rail Consortium holds stakeholder meeting as completion of full scheme slips to 2019
- 29/10/2012 - Network Rail envisages electrification of Felixstowe to Peterborough route
- 29/10/2012 - Official approval for Chiltern's Evergreen 3 phase 2 link between Marylebone and Oxford
- 29/10/2012 - Railway trackbed to Hunstanton to be severed just 600 metres from former terminus station
- 29/09/2012 - Direct Norwich to Cambridge train route celebrates 10th birthday with nearly one million passengers annually
- 29/09/2012 - Network Rail promises less disruption from Great Eastern Mainline engineering work in 2013
- 29/09/2012 - Official approval for the Ipswich Chord
- 28/08/2012 - First phase of Ely-Norwich resignalling goes live over August weekend
- 29/07/2012 - East West Rail Consortium considering two routes to extend to Cambridge and may propose both as different phases
- 29/07/2012 - HLOS for CP5 (2014-2019) confirms East West Rail Link, Ely North upgrade and four-track Huntingdon-Peterborough line
- 03/07/2012 - Hitchin Flyover bridge across the East Coast Mainline lifted into position on 1st July
- 30/04/2012 - Ipswich-Felixstowe passenger service threatened by significant growth on rail freight from the Port of Felixstowe
- 30/04/2012 - Stansted Airport owner BAA calls for 30-minute train journey to London
- 30/03/2012 - Railfuture concerned about rail freight threat to Ipswich-Felixstowe passenger trains
- 30/03/2012 - Reopening of Marylebone-Oxford "Evergreen 3" public inquiry will not delay opening of western section of East-West link
- 30/03/2012 - Work on Beccles loop finally commences as part of East Suffolk line resignalling project
- 30/03/2012 - Work starts on two passing freight loops east of Ely station
- 17/12/2011 - Government to fund doubling of Ely-Soham route to support increased freight traffic
- 17/12/2011 - Shock as Evergreen 3 public inquiry inspector recommends rejecting TWA Order for Marylebone-Oxford link
- 17/12/2011 - Surprise government funding for Western Section of the East West Rail Link should see opening in 2017
- 15/11/2011 - BBC report features covert trains looking for cable theft incidents
- 15/11/2011 - Calls for an intermediate railway station at Winslow on the East West Rail route between Bicester and Bletchley
- 15/11/2011 - Cambridge-Sudbury Rail Renewal Association chooses simpler title to promote aims of the organisation
- 15/11/2011 - Construction giant awarded contract for Hitchin flyover by Network Rail
- 15/11/2011 - Omission from Network Rail's Initial Industry Plan is not a setback for East West Rail as it is a private scheme
- 15/11/2011 - Resignalling at Kennett sees capacity increase for additional freight trains
- 09/10/2011 - Fastest ever Liverpool Street to Cambridge rail journey achieved on Friday 30th September
- 09/10/2011 - Hornsey depot enlargement for Thameslink Programme trains approved
- 10/09/2011 - Bletchley flyover has visits by a series of test trains
- 10/09/2011 - East West Rail report from Oxford Economics claims that reopened western section will benefit UK economy
- 08/08/2011 - Network Rail's Ipswich Chord plans accepted for examination by the Infrastructure Planning Commission
- 24/07/2011 - Network Rail to investigate business case for redoubling Fen Line between Littleport and Downham Market by September 2011
- 26/06/2011 - Network Rail confirms plans for East Suffolk Line resignalling
- 28/05/2011 - East Suffolk Line resignalling design work to start in June
- 28/03/2011 - Network Rail's TWA Order for Hitchin Flyover is confirmed after Secretary of State earlier 'minded to approve' announcement
- 26/02/2011 - Cambridgehsire County Council endorses Wisbech-March railway reopening in new Local Transport Plan
- 26/02/2011 - High Speed 2 could help East West Rail Link according to Greengauge 21
- 26/02/2011 - Hunstanton Town Council will not give up on reopening of railway line from King's Lynn
- 24/12/2010 - Network Rail suggests quadrupling Huntingdon to Peterborough track
- 24/12/2010 - West Norfolk Council decides that it is no longer worth protecting the former King's Lynn to Hunstanton railway route
- 20/06/2010 - GRIP4 study for western section of East West Rail Link finds "exceptionally strong" business case
- 20/06/2010 - Study commissioned by EEDA finds that major investment in upgrading Great Eastern Main line will bring massive business benefits
- 28/05/2010 - Election candidates express support for new rail routes - East West Rail Link and March-Wisbech line
- 05/02/2010 - Network Rail puts out tenders for Ely-Norwich resignalling project due for completion by the end of 2011
- 16/01/2010 - TWA Order Application submitted for £250m "Evergreen 3" Marylebone-Oxford route
- 28/11/2009 - East West Rail Consortium admits that western section will perobably be delayed owing to recession
- 10/10/2009 - Network Rail submits Transport and Works Act order application for Hitchin flyover
- 24/08/2009 - Essex resignalling scheme will be complete on Bank holiday Monday
- 18/06/2009 - ATOC's "Connecting Communities" proposes reopening March-Wisbech line to passengers
- 18/06/2009 - East of England Development Agency calls for faster trains on Great Eastern Mainline
- 15/05/2009 - Businessmen suggest Cambridge-Norwich high-speed link
- 16/02/2009 - Steer Davies Gleeve announces route options for eastern section of East West Rail link
- 21/01/2009 - Atkins awarded GRIP4 cotract for design work on western section of East West Rail Link
- 21/12/2008 - Major project to replace unreliable OHLE on Great Eastern Mainline planned for 2009
- 08/12/2008 - Steer Davies Gleeve report studies new eastern route options for East West Rail Link
- 16/11/2008 - MNR disappointed as Clacton branch signalling postponed
- 16/11/2008 - Reopening of King's Lynn to Hunstanton line discussed by West Norfolk Council
- 14/09/2008 - Beccles Loop on East Suffolk Line passes Network Rail study
- 14/09/2008 - East West Rail Link Consortium signs agreement with Chiltern Railways to work together
- 04/08/2008 - First Capital Connect's Great Northern routes hit performance high as extra capacity is confirmed
- 21/07/2008 - National Express East Anglia operate additional trains for Lowestoft Seafront air show
- 28/12/2007 - New £9m Great Ouse bridge outside Ely opens after six-month closure following freight train derailment
- 29/06/2007 - Bittern Line community rail partnership celebrates 10 years of success
- 04/04/2004 - Consultant's report for East West Rail Link finally published - scheme is "credible, deliverable and affordable"
- 04/04/2004 - Wherry Lines now officially a 'community railway'
- 18/08/2006 - Half of Sudbury branch relayed over two-week period at a cost of £5.5m
- 02/03/2006 - Track replacement on East Suffolk Line between Darsham and Saxmundham
- 02/03/2006 - Western end of East West Rail Line moves slowly forward with regular use of Bletchley flyover
- 09/02/2006 - Cambridge Sport Lake could remove threat at Willington to East West Rail Link
- 09/02/2006 - Oxford-Cambridge Air Link shows need for an East West Rail Link
- 09/02/2006 - Suffolk County Council transport committee to explore passenger services to Leiston and Felixstowe Beach
- 13/07/2005 - CSRRA looks at costs of outsourcing operation of trains
- 13/07/2005 - ESTA promotes East Suffolk Line and calls for enhancements to services
- 13/07/2005 - Great Eastern Mainline is most densely used railway line in Great Britain
- 04/04/2005 - Cambridge to Colchester Railway Development Company continues to promote reopening
- 04/02/2005 - Cambridge to Colchester Railway Development Company wishes to form partnership
- 31/12/2004 - New rival to Crossrail threatens to delay cross-London rail link for years
- 31/12/2004 - Preliminary survey work in progress for Stansted Airport rail enhancements
- 25/11/2004 - Crossrail included in Queen's Speech
- 25/11/2004 - East West Rail Link delayed by yet another government request for a study
- 25/11/2004 - Transport select committee hears evidence from 'one' on rural railways
- 25/10/2004 - Cambridge to Sudbury Rail Renewal Association plans talks with prospective partners
- 11/10/2004 - Rail facilities to be "aligned" with Stansted expansion
- 11/10/2004 - Residents complain about cutting of tree-tops at Great Shelford
- 23/09/2004 - Bedford-Bletchley modernisation completion is major stage in East West Rail Link
- 15/09/2004 - East Suffolk line Community Rail Partnership formed
- 03/08/2004 - Bramley line group moves forward in plan to take over the Wisbech-March line
- 02/07/2004 - Manningtree Rail Users Association call for improvements to Great Eastern Main Line
- 02/07/2004 - Network Rail commence travelling exhibition to explain about Ipswich tunnel closure
- 02/07/2004 - Two level crossings on March-Wisbech line lifted and tarmaced over
- 29/05/2004 - Wisbech-March Bramley line feasibility study completed
- 19/05/2004 - CSRRA/CCDC rail feasibility study says reopening Cambridge-Haverhill is feasible
- 14/02/2004 - Felixstowe town council calls for improved rail service to reduce lorry movements
- 14/02/2004 - Peterborough to be included in the Stansted-Cambridge expansion zone
- 14/02/2004 - Translink guided busway scheme killed stone dead - by its promoters!
- 14/02/2004 - Wisbech-March Bramley Line Club looks to run trains on Wisbech branch
- 04/02/2004 - Hope for Beccles loop dashed by SRA owing to lack of funds
- 04/02/2004 - Problems with Trowse swing bridge might land Network Rail in deep water
- 23/01/2004 - Cambridge-Sudbury reopening conflicts with other schemes warn councillors
- 23/01/2004 - Luton-Dunstable Translink guided busway funding from government look less than generous
- 16/01/2004 - Cambridge-Sudbury Rail Renewal Association commences public consultation
- 16/01/2004 - Guided busway TWA submitted for mothballed Luton-Dunstable line
- 22/12/2003 - East West Rail Link still threatened by rowing lake
- 22/12/2003 - Network Rail holds stakeholder meeting to explain Ipswich tunnel closure
- 11/12/2003 - Cambridge-Sudbury Rail Renewal Association's new company has first meeting
- 30/10/2003 - East West Rail link - yet more rubbish
- 30/10/2003 - St.Ives branch NOT yet disconnected from network
- 30/10/2003 - Wisbech and March Railway Trust plans to present its proposals to the public
- 01/10/2003 - New group founded to run weekend tourist trains on the March-Wisbech line
- 17/09/2003 - Cambridge-Sudbury Rail Renewal Association forms company to enable line reopening
- 22/05/2003 - Stansted Airport boss insists that new rail links are essential if new runways are built
- 12/05/2003 - Haverhill Town Council contributes towards funding of Cambridge-Haverhill-Sudbury reopening study
- 28/03/2003 - Central Rail expected to be given government approval in near future
- 13/02/2003 - Part of March-Wisbech line may have future as link to new maintenance depot
- 31/01/2003 - Sudbury to Marks Tey "Gainsborough Line" hailed as major success
- 21/09/2002 - Disused rail line in Wales planned to be reopened to test ETCS level 2
- 21/09/2002 - Proposal for regular rail link from new Waterbeach settlement to Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital
- 23/08/2002 - March-Wisbech branch line threatened with conversion to guided busway
- 05/06/2002 - Cambridge-Sudbury Rail Renewal Association meets transport minister
- 05/06/2002 - Holt, Melton Constable and Fakenham Railway Company produce reopening leaflet
- 15/04/2002 - March-Wisbech branch line feasibility study planned for Greater [East] Anglia franchise
- 18/03/2002 - March-Wisbech branch line now officially closed to traffic
- 18/03/2002 - Overgrown King's Lynn dock branch being cleared
- 16/02/2002 - Norfolk Orbital Railway engineering study completed
- 07/01/2002 - Cambridge-Haverhill-Sudbury line campaign petition reaches 10,000 signatures
- 26/10/2001 - Northern Railways Tours hopes to visit March-Wisbech branch line in summer 2002
- 22/09/2001 - Report "Beeching in Reverse" calls for East-West Link and other railway routes to be reopened
- 27/06/2001 - Threat to future of Norwich to Great Yarmouth line
- 14/05/2001 - Study of north-west Essex - including possibility of rail link - due to report in Autumn
- 04/04/2001 - Enhanced service on "Gainsborough line" - Sudbury to Marks Tey
- 29/03/2001 - WAGN to remain on emergency table after 21st May
- 21/03/2001 - Does your MP support Thameslink 2000?
- 21/03/2001 - Malcolm Moss MP (for March and Wisbech) responds to charge of opportunism before election
- 21/03/2001 - Public support airport expansion but want better public transport such as a Stansted to Braintree rail link
- 05/03/2001 - Feasibility study to reopen line to passengers
- 05/03/2001 - Wisbech community website has been canvassing opinion on the rail link
- 21/02/2001 - Feasibility study says Norfolk Orbital Railway would be popular
- 21/02/2001 - New website to promote Norfolk Orbital Railway
- 08/02/2001 - Funding secured for feasibility study into Norfolk Orbital Railway linking up two heritage railways
- 06/07/2000 - Southminster Line to be named
- 23/11/1999 - Petition by the Cambridge-Haverhill-Sudbury Reopening Campaign supported by the public
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