Witney and West Oxfordshire MP, Robert Courts recently arranged a meeting with the Rail Minister to discuss the North Cotswold Line Taskforce and how we can bring the North Cotswold line up to its full potential.
Robert strongly believes it is vital we make use of the rail infrastructure we already have by pushing for the upgrades stated above to the existing Cotswold Line and Hanborough Station which are costed, deliverable and within reach. These upgrades must be the priority of the County Council to deliver, any further “go slows” from the Liberal Democrats on these plans is unacceptable.
MP, Robert Courts said: “As the latest part of my campaign, I was delighted to welcome the North Cotswold Line Partnership to Parliament for discussions with the Rail Minister.
“The meeting was an incredibly important opportunity for myself and the Partnership to sit down with the Minister to discuss the necessary upgrades and to work out a plan to engage with the Government going forwards.
“There is not – and never will be, under any Government – a magic pot of money into which a hand can be dipped to extract vast funds for projects at no cost. It is for this reason, I have been focusing on making full use of the rail links we already have, by calling for realistic upgrades to the Cotswold Line.”
Listen to an interview about this on BBC Oxford here [timecode: 1:19].
