Electrification for Bourne End and Marlow rail (From Bucks Free Press)
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Electrification for Bourne End and Marlow rail
7:10am Monday 21st January 2013 in News By James Nadal
Great Western train
MARLOW'S railway is set to be upgraded and electrified by 2019, the Free Press has been told.
Marlow, Bourne End and Cookham are set to reap the benefits from a £38billion extension to the upgrades of the Great Western Line.
A planned electrification scheme to speed up and modernise services has been laid out for some time but originally the Thames Valley branches were not included. Network Rail confirmed this week that they have been added to the proposal. It comes after the Government pledged further cash last year.
About £9billion will be invested in the Thames Valley upgrades alone.
Chris Denham, Network Rail spokesman, said: "We're working on the Thames Valley branches as part of a wider programme of electricfication so hopefully by the end of the next control period, which is 2019, we will have electric trains to Marlow. In terms of timescale and cost these are still being worked out."
Home Secretary Theresa May, Cookham's MP, welcomed the announcement that the village will benefit from a quicker, cleaner service.
Mrs May, whose constituency also includes Bisham, said the routes are crucial and added: "This is something that I have previously called for, and will be important in ensuring that direct services to London are maintained on the branch lines."
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gpn01
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11:54am Mon 21 Jan 13
Ivor'sbestfriend
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12:25pm Mon 21 Jan 13
gpn01 wrote:The Marlow branch line goes to Maidenhead, if that's what you mean.
If we had a properly joined up transport infrastructure plan then the electrification could link in with the Crossrail project which starts at Maidenhead.
lady Ratz
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12:34pm Mon 21 Jan 13
gpn01
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12:43pm Mon 21 Jan 13
Ivor'sbestfriend wrote:It is. My point is whether the two projects will be properly co-ordinated to minimise commuter disruption. Also would there be an option to simply extend Crossrail to Marlow?
gpn01 wrote: If we had a properly joined up transport infrastructure plan then the electrification could link in with the Crossrail project which starts at Maidenhead.The Marlow branch line goes to Maidenhead, if that's what you mean.
Windsorian
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1:35pm Mon 21 Jan 13
gpn01 wrote:Marlow is a dead end.
Ivor'sbestfriend wrote:It is. My point is whether the two projects will be properly co-ordinated to minimise commuter disruption. Also would there be an option to simply extend Crossrail to Marlow?
gpn01 wrote: If we had a properly joined up transport infrastructure plan then the electrification could link in with the Crossrail project which starts at Maidenhead.The Marlow branch line goes to Maidenhead, if that's what you mean.
It may be better to see if some of the 4tph Crossrail trains due to terminate at Maidenhead, could be extended to Bourne End and High Wycombe.
realist_highwycombe
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3:53pm Mon 21 Jan 13
It will be staying put at Maidenhead and thats about it unfortunately.
High Wycombe and other areas always loose out on many capital based transportation upgrades as it is just a little bit too far out of the capital.
gpn01
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10:35pm Mon 21 Jan 13
realist_highwycombe wrote:Wasn't HS2 a £42Bn capital project? Seem to remember the plan was for that to be built to Birmingham and then 'Oop North. So High Wycombe isn't exactly outside of the catchment area is it?
Would never happen in a million years.
It will be staying put at Maidenhead and thats about it unfortunately.
High Wycombe and other areas always loose out on many capital based transportation upgrades as it is just a little bit too far out of the capital.
jayeatman
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11:30pm Mon 21 Jan 13
gpn01 wrote:Yeah right! And perhaps they could extend the line right up to my backdoor too. An electrified link to the end of Crossrail at Maidenhead will be a fantastic step forward. Faster services to central London, direct services to the City and further east as well as a proper service to Heathrow. I for one am looking forward to it. And as for moaning about the lack of capital investment to High Wycombe, the Chiltern rail service to London has improved out of all recognition in the last 17 years, never mind the Birmingham service and the soon to be Oxford link.
Ivor'sbestfriend wrote:It is. My point is whether the two projects will be properly co-ordinated to minimise commuter disruption. Also would there be an option to simply extend Crossrail to Marlow?
gpn01 wrote: If we had a properly joined up transport infrastructure plan then the electrification could link in with the Crossrail project which starts at Maidenhead.The Marlow branch line goes to Maidenhead, if that's what you mean.
Dr James
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2:38pm Tue 22 Jan 13
gpn01
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4:58pm Tue 22 Jan 13
Dr James says...
11:49am Mon 21 Jan 13