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New Civil Engineer reports on WLR’s ‘two-for-one’ solution for Heathrow

New Civil Engineer magazine reports (£) on WLR's two-for-the-price-of-one proposal, combining works from west and south of the airport. Windsor Link Railway (WLR) has put forward a proposal to roll the WRLtH and SRLtH schemes into one, dramatically reducing the cost of the works estimated at £2.3bn by Network Rail. WLR managing director George Bathurst told New Civil Engineer how its proposal to link up sections of existing track could cut the combined price tag of both projects in half. “We’ll be bidding to [...]

2018-05-15T14:11:46+00:00 May 15th, 2018|Tags: , , , |
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Telegraph reports on Windsor link to Heathrow

The Daily Telegraph reports today: Five bidders are in the running to build the first railway line under new government proposals aiming to fund new tracks entirely with private cash… Bidders were invited to submit proposals in March as part of plans by ministers to inject extra cash into the railways. Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, has been vocal about his desire for rail access to Heathrow from the south, as improved transport links bolster the argument in favour of the third runway expansion [...]

2018-05-15T10:37:02+00:00 May 14th, 2018|Tags: , , |
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Government invites £2.3 billion proposals for rail links to Heathrow

Following on from the Market Led Proposal Guidance announced last month, the government has today invited proposals for southern and western rail access to Heathrow. It has estimated the cost of separate western the southern links at up to £0.9 billion and £1.4 billion respectively, making a total of £2.3 billion for the construction only (excluding operation, planning and financing costs). Funding for the construction of both schemes is yet to be committed. The proposed western scheme has funding for the 'Develop' stage and [...]

2018-05-08T13:48:03+00:00 May 8th, 2018|Tags: , |
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