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Windsor Link Back on Track – Daily Telegraph

2020-01-29T12:05:23+00:00January 28th, 2020|Tags: , , , , |

The Daily Telegraph has featured the Windsor Link. Under Mr Grayling, the DfT invited engineers to submit privately funded solutions to upgrade the railways in 2018. The so-called “market-led proposals” encouraged many in the City, with infrastructure investors eager to put millions of pounds to work. However, the programme was quietly mothballed as ministers grappled with a string of problems on the railways. The Windsor Link project would connect Eton and Windsor Central railway station, on the Great Western network, with Eton and Windsor [...]

Government Gives Private Investment Green Light

2017-12-16T12:55:48+00:00July 10th, 2017|Tags: , |

The Government has given the green light to private investment in its new Transport Investment Strategy, published last week, saying: We are actively seeking to consider opportunities where private finance can play a role in delivering better value for money, or help us deliver more quickly and innovatively. […]

Secretary of State re-iterates support for private investment in rail

2017-07-10T18:26:46+00:00July 2nd, 2016|Tags: , , |

Speaking at the National Infrastructure Forum, the Secretary of State for Transport, Patrick McLoughlin, said: And as we address the future and the consequences of our vote to leave the European Union (EU), one thing is certain. Investment in the long term infrastructure we need, has become more important, not less. Passenger demand is increasing; we are making twice as many journeys as we did in 1970. And so is the demand for economic growth. In answer to a question regarding the Windsor Link [...]

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