FRIDAY 15 MAY: EAST WEST RAIL CONSULTATION

East West Rail have announced their ‘final route-wide’ consultation dates. For Newton Longville they are scheduled to be at Longueville Hall from 2-7pm on Friday 15 May. None of their face to face sessions run later than 7pm and the point was made in a call with them just before the Easter weekend that this is not acceptable, many people being unable to make it that early in the evening.

We have also been told that while Newton Longville/Mursley remains their preferred site for the train maintenance depot, they will not have the detail for the consultation exercise on the orientation (so whether the depot and sidings will be at the Whaddon Road or Mursley end of the site, etc.). We have again made it clear that this is unacceptable.

We hope that common sense will prevail, and will advise if there are any changes to the East West Rail consultation plan.

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