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I've asked my MP to get Universal/Thameslink and EWR in the same room at the earliest convenience. I suspect all the wrong decisions will be made without such a meeting, to the extent it will be inadequate when it's built.
The station of Wixams is minimalistic in design from what I saw a year or so ago. I'm still not sure how they plan to put an island between the fast and slows, but I'm guessing they will shunt the slows to the east where a rail spur existed many eons ago just south of the road bridge next to the car auction place. It's the one place where the land is the same height as the track and just has overgrown with trees since last used. Illustrated by the contours near Kim Road at the bottom of the picture.
For illustration, the distance from the station to the park entrance (nearest landmark of the park itself) if avoiding housing.
By road is 1 mile between the 2 points. So a bit further than if it does not cut across the fields.
Also, a brand-new studio is being built 1 mile south of this.
New station: Wixams, Bedfordshire. Planning approved
As per BBC: Wixams: Residents pleased with railway station approval https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64723212 Residents on a housing development say they "finally have some good news" after plans for a railway station were approved. Bedford Borough Council's planning...
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I've asked my MP to get Universal/Thameslink and EWR in the same room at the earliest convenience. I suspect all the wrong decisions will be made without such a meeting, to the extent it will be inadequate when it's built.
The station of Wixams is minimalistic in design from what I saw a year or so ago. I'm still not sure how they plan to put an island between the fast and slows, but I'm guessing they will shunt the slows to the east where a rail spur existed many eons ago just south of the road bridge next to the car auction place. It's the one place where the land is the same height as the track and just has overgrown with trees since last used. Illustrated by the contours near Kim Road at the bottom of the picture.
For illustration, the distance from the station to the park entrance (nearest landmark of the park itself) if avoiding housing.
By road is 1 mile between the 2 points. So a bit further than if it does not cut across the fields.
Also, a brand-new studio is being built 1 mile south of this.
Stewartby film studio plans approved at former quarry site
It is claimed the studio could create 1,400 jobs and bring millions into the local economy.
www.bbc.co.uk
Construction on a new film studio at a former quarry has been approved following a council planning meeting.
Plans for the studio in Houghton Conquest, near Stewartby, were approved by Central Bedfordshire Council.
Home of Production wants to build a new base at Quest Pit, and said it would create 1,400 jobs and bring millions of pounds into the local economy.
During the debate some councillors voiced concerns the studio could have a negative impact on local wildlife.
A decision on the plans had been previously deferred after an error where councillors decided not all the relevant information had been presented to them.
The development, off Ampthill Road, would include multiple sound stages, workshops and on-site accommodation for staff.
Home of Production said the studio would be a "sustainable development" and previously mentioned "a rewilded water body, a central boulevard and canal" to create "a healthy and sustainable working environment".
The site would cover 1,587,000 sq ft (14.7 hectares) in the Bedfordshire countryside and the film company hoped it would become operational by 2025
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