Talk:East West Rail/Archive 2

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Archive 2

Chancellor's statement on 7/3/24

I don't think it worth adding this Next stretch of East West Rail line approved in Budget, since it is just a re-announcement (and it is just about a refurb of the Marston Vale line with click-bait headline). So I haven't. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 12:25, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

@Difficultly north:, I reverted your edit because I can't see its purpose. As I said above, no new money was allocated. All it did was to confirm continued funding for the existing plan to upgrade the Marston Vale line – specifically, to soften the curve at Bedford St Johns and relocate the station. Even more specifically, there was no statement about funding for the central section (BDM-CAM). IMO, the article already covers adequately the controversy over the route for that section so I don't see what new we can add unless and until the Transport Select Committee reports on its hearings this week. We might infer that, once the St Johns curve is re-engineered, that sets in stone that the route will go through Bedford rather than bypass the town to the south, but that would be OR.

Or have I misunderstood your intent? --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 16:52, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Universal Studios theme park

If the Universal Studios theme development goes ahead, it has been proposed that Kempston Hardwick and Stewartby may possibly close and another station would be proposed to better serve the new development. It is shown as an East West Rail station. (Plans here Page 13)
Difficultly north (talk) Time, department skies 19:18, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

(I hope you don't mind that I've pimped up your post.)

True, but for now it is wp:CRYSTAL. For now, it seems reasonable (= factual) to me to say that Universal have proposed it, though it would be more convincing if EWRCo had endorsed it. But I can't see where it says anything about closing Kempston Hardwick and Stewartby? --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 19:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Sorry. It looks like I was mistaken it was there although there seems to be speculation on a few other websites this is going to happen. Difficultly north (talk) Time, department skies 20:30, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Actually further to this, the images showing the proposed site, with the large brickworks already having been bought by Universal, do not show these stations, especially Kempston Hardwick, which is located on Manor Road. So it either is going to be closed or relocated. Difficultly north (talk) Time, department skies 20:38, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

It would be WP:SYNTH to say that. We would have to stick to what they say and not add any inferences. I don't doubt that this is exactly what the proposal as written would mean but the actual planning permission may be different. So for that aspect at least, we would have to wait and see. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 20:45, 25 April 2024 (UTC)