News from the East Anglian Branch of Railfuture, Edited by Martin Thorne and Jerry Alderson.
Railfuture News Snippets 373 - 30/04/2024
At the beginning of April 2024, the lead story on the BBC Look East regional news programme was the completion of the safety fence along part of te southern section of the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. The son and brother of Steve Moir, who was killed in September 2018 by a bus, were interviewed and understandably believed that the fence should have been built before the busway opened.
The Greater Anglia Rail Users' Forum was held in London on 22nd April.
Beth West, the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the East West Rail company, has announced she will be leaving at the end of her contract in spring 2024. The permanent Chief Executive will be announced in due course.
ESTA's Annual General Meeting will take place in St Mary's Church, Halesworth on Saturday 18th May from 14.00. The guest speaker will be Alan Neville, Greater Anglia's Stakeholder, Customer & Community Engagement Manager. He wil provide an update and answer questions about East Anglia's rail services.
ESTA will be contacting candidates in the forthcoming elections and wil ask their views or support on six matters, which includes direct trains from the East Suffolk Line to and from London; investment in the local rail infrastructure to increase speeds, capacity or reliability; whether trains and buses/coaches compete or be better integrated?
A programme of electrical upgrades will be carried out at Whittlesford Partmway station. The installation of solar panels will make the station geener, whilst LEDs, new variable controls, automatic settings for the lighting and more efficient car park and footbridge lighting will reduce energy consumption. Facilities for passengers will be improved by the installion of electric vehicle charging points. The work is due to be completed by summer 2024.STATIONS
Contractor sought to design and build the new Waterbeach railway station
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Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a contractor to design and build the new Waterbeach railway station (to be located around 2.4km north of the existing station) at a cost of £35m. The contract would cover construction of two new platforms, an accessible footbridge, a 200-space car park (the current station has approximately 78 spaces), a public realm and a new access road from Cody Road for the new station. The cost includes the decommissioning and demolition of the existing Waterbeach railway station, with all work taking two years to complete. The deadline for expressing an interest is 10th May 2024, and a maximum of five invitations to tender will be offered. Although the county council has issued the tender notice, the scheme itself is being taken forward by the council delivery body, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP), which is now targetting 2026 for opening the new station.
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Railfuture East Anglia Branch News Snippets 373 - 30/04/2024
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