Cowley branch is another project for Oxford
A little-used freight line in suburban Oxford is a step closer to being resurrected as a mixed-traffic route. The Cowley branch, which serves the car…
UK East West Rail embraces rail freight into enhanced project
East West Rail, a transformative project aiming to reconnect Oxford and Cambridge through a direct rail route, is poised to unlock new opportunities with the…
Nuneham Viaduct restored to rail traffic
Rail is on the move again across Nuneham Viaduct. The bridge, in the south west of England, collapsed on 3 April, blocking the Didcot –…
Oxfordshire bridge reinstatement: relief in June for diverted freight
Network Rail has been working round the clock for weeks in an intensive effort to restore the collapsed River Thames crossing at Nuneham Viaduct in…
Oxford freight terminal plans on hold due to road infrastructure concerns
The proposed Strategic Rail Freight Interchange, which would serve a large logistics park on land east of the former Upper Heyford Air Base, between Bicester…
Vital English freight route closed over bridge fears
The Nuneham viaduct in Oxfordshire, which carries the Southampton to the Midlands freight spine over the River Thames, has been closed today (4 April) due…
Twelve new daily freight paths in Oxford upgrade
Network Rail has announced a timetable for the next phase of its strategically significant Oxford Corridor project. While the public eye has fallen on the…
Oxford freight corridor gets green light
The UK government’s department for transport has approved Network Rail’s plans to expand Oxford Station and provide a corridor for freight operations. The plans will…
Proposal for a new rail freight terminal in Oxford underway
Public consultation on proposals for a vast new warehouse and rail freight park near Bicester in the Oxfordshire countryside opens this week. A Channel Islands…
Freight features in new line connecting Oxford and Cambridge
Freight has assumed a new and much higher priority in a bold new vision for the line currently under construction to connect the university cities…
Freight a key part of the expanded East West Main Line Partnership
The East West Rail Consortium, which has campaigned to reinstate a railway between Oxford and Cambridge in East Anglia for more than 25 years, has…
Where are the freight benefits in UK’s latest near-billion pound investment?
UK’s transport secretary Grant Shapps has launched a 794 million-pound (880 million euros) investment, claiming to boost rail links in the south and north of…