OBRAG members may be interested to read this document from Oxfordshire County Council as it contains several sections about the Bicester Link service.
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Oxfordshire Rail Strategy & Delivery Plan – Jan 2012 draft for consultation
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012OBRAG AGM 2012
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011The OBRAG AGM will be held at Bicester Methodist Church, starting at 18:25 on Thu 12th January 2012. All are welcome for what is an important chance to have your say, particularly given the current plans for Evergreen 3 and the recently announced East-West Rail link.
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Secretary of State’s views letter
Friday, November 18th, 2011Possible delays to planning decision
Thursday, November 17th, 2011It appears that the Inquiry Inspector has withheld approval of the Evergreen 3 upgrade to the Oxford-Bicester line. The main reason would seem to be that Chiltern Railways’ proposed mitigation of disturbance to the bats in the Wolvercote tunnel (using a new light system when trains approach) is seen as unproven.
The consequence of this could be a delay before the final decision while Chiltern look for alternatives.
If anyone has more information on this, please do comment below.