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Long-waited improvements to the subway at Gloucester station are set to begin next week, Monday 13 March, as part of the wider multi-million pound station improvement project. The work will include removing the blind corner in the subway and making it step free so that it is fully accessible to all. It will also include […]

Road to be closed to through traffic for several months in 2023 and 2024 for Oxford Station redevelopment Oxford’s Botley Road will be closed to through traffic for seven months from Tuesday 11 April to allow Network Rail to begin work on its £161 million redevelopment of Oxford Station and rail upgrade. Network Rail has issued […]

As part of a £161million station and railway upgrade, Botley Road will be temporarily closed near Oxford station from 11 April until the end of October to enable station and track improvements and highways redevelopment. Network Rail, Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council are encouraging motorists and Oxford residents to plan ahead as the […]

A quarter of a million-pound investment from Cotswold District Council will help transform the area around Moreton-in-Marsh train station into a transport hub for the North Cotswolds. Cotswold District Council has agreed to pass on a £250,000 developer contribution towards Moreton-in-Marsh Town Council’s plans to refurbish Redesdale Hall and develop the railway station into an […]

Speaking during Transport Questions, Harriett Baldwin calls on the Government to look again at the compelling strategic outline business case for doubling the North Cotswold line between Oxford and Worcester. Local Transport Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con) 15. What steps he is taking to improve local transport services. (900116) The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Trudy Harrison) Driving improvements […]

Worcestershire County Council is calling on the public to get behind its bid for Worcester Shrub Hill to become the home of the headquarters for Great British Railways (GBR). Dozens of towns and cities across the country, including Worcester, entered a competition in March   to provide the national home for the new organisation to run […]

A £161m plan to build a fifth platform and a new entrance at Oxford station has been supported by councillors, further showcasing the need to put into actions plans being put forward by the North Cotswold Line Task Force.   Network Rail wants to build the new platform on the station’s west side and will bid for further […]

Moreton-in-Marsh Town Council and Great Western Railway have today announced the joint purchase of the brownfield site neighbouring Moreton-in-Marsh Railway Station. In a deal that is the first of its kind for the rail operator, they have provided 50% of the funding needed to secure the previous Royal British Legion site for the benefit of […]

In the August edition of Modern Railways, Ian Baxter, Strategy Director at SLC Rail, reports on how the Task Force is working in partnership together. Read the article here.