Petition being presented tonight
1,423 petition signatures will be presented this evening to RBWM council. More details to follow.
Crossrail South
A big thank you to the guys at the Surrey Branch of Rail Future for their support and assistance. WLR gave a presentation there yesterday. Also presented at the same meeting was Crossrail South. This is a plan to extend the lines into Waterloo to connect up to the Charing Cross lines, enabling a whole host of new journey options to the East and the North. It is very similar in principle to the Windsor Link Railway because (a) it reduces the operational inefficiencies [...]
Over 1,000 signatures supporting the Windsor Link Railway
A big thank you to over 1,000 people who have signed our petition asking the council to do more to support the Windsor Link Railway. […]
WLR speaking at Rail Future event
the independent campaign for a better passenger and freight rail network. The Surrey division have kindly invited the WLR to speak at the next meeting at Guildford at 10 am on Saturday 7 December 2013.
Windsor & Eton Society presentation slides
Earlier this week, the company gave a presentation to the RBWM Highways & Transport panel and today we gave a very similar presentation to the Windsor & Eton Society. It was gratifying today to see such a packed meeting and to get so many intelligent questions from many people who clearly care deeply about Windsor. As the projector couldn't show all the detail, some people have asked for a copy of the presentation. This was very similar for both meetings. To see it click [...]
1,009 petition signatures so far
A big thank you to the 681 people, at pixel time (14 Nov), who have signed our petition asking the council to do more to support the Windsor Link Railway. […]
This evening at RBWM
The Windsor Link Railway is on the agenda for this evening's meeting of the RBWM Highways and Transport Overview & Scrutiny Panel. This is being held at 6.30 pm in the Council Chamber in the Town Hall at Maidenhead. WLR will be publishing new information on the rail alignment and gradients for phase 1, enabling councillors to see the technical viability of the project. Update: See the meeting minutes and the WLR presentation.
WLR addressing Windsor & Eton Society
WLR has been featured in this week's edition of the Windsor Express for its upcoming presentation to the Windsor & Eton Society. The other day, WLR met the Central Windsor Neighbourhood Plan group and they voted to support the project. This meeting continues WLR's consultations with local people as part of the company's plan of involving as many local people and groups as possible early in the design of the railway. If you can't make it, please do sign our petition online.
Windsor Residents’ Survey report
A full report on the Windsor residents’ survey is now available, with updates. The document includes an outline of the scheme and the total number of signatures for the first petition. […]
Rival plan to HS2 is great news
Labour figures have been reportedly secretly considering an alternative route to HS2 for a new north-south link. The route itself is no secret, re-opening the Great Central line, Britain’s last main line and scandalously closed by Beeching despite being the most profitable in the country and capable of taking modern container sizes. […]