The 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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OBRAG AGM 2012
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011Secretary 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.
Article from Rail Magazine 27 Jan 2010
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Click the following link to read this article about Chiltern’s plans for the new Oxford-London route from Rail Magazine:
Rail Magazine 27 Jan 2010
Line closure – replacement services
Thursday, February 4th, 2010At the AGM, Chiltern Railways confirmed that the Bicester-Oxford line will need to be closed for a period of 9-12 months, beginning mid 2011, in order for the track improvements for Evergreen 3 to be carried out. This will obviously be a great inconvenience to users of the service. Unfortunately this work is necessary due to the position of the existing line and the poor condition of the foundations beneath it.
In the meantime a replacement service will operate. There was some discussion at the AGM about the options for replacement services and Chiltern seem open to discussion about this. Please vote in the following poll to express your preference(s) or add a comment if you have a suggestion that is not listed:
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