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Main WCML spans will come out with a larger crane. Then there are the Buckingham Road spans to come out, with a crane plonked in the middle of Buckingham Road.

OLE works to date have broadly been installation of new OLE foundations/structures in the cess, 10ft and wideway, re-registering of catenary system and removal of redundant OLE structures. The new OLE structures are clearly identifiable in the twitter photos - being light grey, whilst the old...

The section of the flyover that crosses the West Coast Mainline is being completely demolished and replaced with a simple portal structure, as set out in the (now approved) screening opinion application.

2nd deck out yesterday, 3rd one this weekend.

Next span coming out in a single lift on Monday. First WCML span coming out on early May bank holiday weekend.

Buckingham Road will be closed to vehicular traffic for a period of time whilst a lifting crane is placed across the road, between the Flyover and Brunel Roundabout.

First deck on Bletchley Flyover to be lifted out tomorrow, starting mid-morning.

A new line from Bletchley to Milton Keynes along the east side of the WCML was considered at GRIP 2, along with chords from OXD directly onto the WCML fast lines.

The largest crane is currently working in Somerset at Hinckley Point C.

A busy Easter bank holiday weekend of works ahead on Bletchley Flyover. The Mercury House car park on Buckingham Road now has a 750T crane set up, to start the process of removing spans from the flyover. The smaller office block has been demolished and the middle sized office block is in the...

That's aside from the fact that the, now authorised, TWAO for East West Rail doesn't include land for substation sites - as had previously been calculated/identified when the Electric Spine project was part of the proposal.

Absolutely correct. Alas, those who created this false equivalence years ago have the same philosophy as the likes of Dominic Cummings - 'it doesn't have to be true, it just has to strike a chord or play to people's prejudices'

The legal issue here is you can only apply to compulsorily purchase land which you can demonstrate you have a valid and pressing need to purchase - i.e. a funded scheme that is being actively pursued, rather than a speculative proposal for the future. The platform lengths of 106m is designed...

Yes and no. Yes - new overbridges will be constructed to accommodate electrification. No - existing overbridges that required replacing for electrification clearance have been removed from scope. Substation sites were removed from the TWAO LoD.

Network Rail (East West Rail Bicester To Bedford Improvements) Order The above order has been approved and published in the London Gazette. Transport Acts DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992 The Secretary of State for Transport gives notice under section 14(1)(b), (2A) (3A)...

Decision will be formally published in the London Gazette on Tuesday. Shapps signed it earlier this week.

Formal press announcement on Tuesday 4th February

Controversial opinion, though surely not the only holder of it: Franchise branding is a waste of money and time - at the start/end of every franchise with the physical change and the redesign exercise. The overwhelming majority of passengers aren't interested in branding and just want to catch...

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EWR Phase 2 TWAO expected to be granted by the end of January.