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Council approves ‘preferred options’ policies supporting WLR

2015-02-27T08:15:00+00:00February 27th, 2015|Tags: , , , |

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead's cabinet yesterday evening approved 'preferred options' policies for supporting the Windsor Link Railway. This is for the Borough Local Plan, which is due to go for a second consultation in June. The key parts relevant to WLR are preferred policy option INF2 (Sustainable Transport): It is proposed to amend Preferred Policy Option INF2 to provide support for the linking of the two rail lines in Windsor provided that it can be demonstrated there would be no substantial [...]

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What people want

2017-06-01T19:30:43+00:00November 30th, 2014|Tags: , , , |

HRH Prince Charles has launched in Islington an excellent report by his Foundation for Building Community on making development popular, Housing Communities: what people want. This identifies principles that WLR is keen to emulate as part of the housing element of the project in Windsor. The foundation found clear themes emerging from their workshops with local people: The evidence from interviews and conclusions, from spontaneous answers and the questionnaire is remarkably consistent and clear. People want development that makes it easy and pleasant to [...]

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Road and rail National Policy Statement should back more projects, say MPs

2014-05-15T14:34:37+00:00May 15th, 2014|Tags: |

The influential Transport Select Committee has said that the government’s National Policy Statement on national networks, should include more projects, not just freight, and should include other schemes that promote regional growth (such as WLR). The report also recommends better integration between HS2 and the rest of the rail network, as proposed by WLR. […]

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Crossrail extended to Reading

2014-03-27T12:12:34+00:00March 27th, 2014|Tags: , |

The government today has announced that Crossrail will be extended to Reading. This will mean not only improved services but also some cost savings as less work will be required at Maidenhead. WLR is always very supportive of a more efficient railway and better services, so welcomes these improvements. What we need to see next is the Heathrow branch of Crossrail extended to Ascot and Bracknell, which would be facilitated by WLR phase 2.

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New Transport Ministers

2013-10-08T12:45:29+00:00October 8th, 2013|Tags: |

The Windsor Link Railway welcomes two excellent appointments to the Department for Transport. Susan Kramer, appointed as Transport Minister, brings a wealth of private sector transport experience to her role. She rose to a Vice-President in Citibank and set-up her own company advising on infrastructure project. She's also taken a keen interest in London transport matters. WLR, as the first privately-led new railway for over 100 years and bringing much benefit to Londoners, as well as the home counties, is very much looking forward [...]

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The Heathrow debate

2017-06-03T09:48:02+00:00July 20th, 2013|Tags: , |

With submissions to the Davies Airport Commission coming in thick and fast some readers have been in touch to ask what Heathrow's expansion plans or even its closure would mean for the Windsor Link Railway. Expanding Heathrow to the South-West This is Heathrow Airport Limited's favourite option. Many people, however, think this is difficult because it would involve moving or over the M25. Interestingly, from a rail access point-of-view, it would also take the new runway over the existing Windsor line to Waterloo. This [...]

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WLR could save the taxpayer £1 billion

2013-06-21T09:56:34+00:00June 21st, 2013|Tags: , , |

The TaxPayers' Alliance features the WLR. It says: The Government has recently set aside £500 million to build a rail link between Heathrow and The West and is likely to agree a similar figure for a line running south from Heathrow. But Windsor Link Railway, a private company, is competing to build the route and for a fraction of the cost. It is proposing the first wholly privately funded new rail line in over 100 years. [More...]

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Edmund Burke on what’s wrong with our railways today

2017-06-23T15:51:43+00:00June 19th, 2013|Tags: , , |

Edmund Burke, the eighteenth century philosopher and parliamentarian, once famously said that no man should be a judge in his own cause. It is remarkable that words written before the railways or the first steam engine were built, should be relevant to the problems of our transport today. However, being a judge in his own cause is exactly the unfortunate position that the Secretary of State for transport finds himself in. The Department for Transport is both the promoter of new rail schemes, such [...]

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