Conservation officers hope the recognition an area of farmland is vital to a county's wildlife could make East West Rail (EWR) reassess its plans. Westfield, in Cambridgeshire, has been made a ...

David Hughes, CEO of East West Railway Company, said: "This is a huge milestone which will allow Chiltern Railways to deliver a much-needed rail service linking the dynamic cities of Oxford and ...

The East-West Rail Rail expansion includes two major phases — an "inland route" with two daily trains from New Haven, Connecticut, through Springfield to Boston, and a service from Boston ...

A rail route backed by c hancellor Rachel Reeves – who played down consideration of bats and newts in development – has been fraught with fears it will wipe out bats and their habitats.

East-West rail has been discussed and studied and Heckscher said he can understand why some may be growing impatient. But he said this latest development is a big step forward.

Thousands respond to East West Rail public events There were events at 16 locations along the proposed route between November 2024 and January 2025.

This announcement comes a year after U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Healey announced a $108 million grant for the West-East Rail — the third largest award nationally for fiscal year 2022.

That includes regional rail advocate groups like Trains in the Valley. WAMC sat down with its co-founder Ben Heckscher to talk about the study, east-west rail and other developments. -- ...

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