Track laying for East West Rail’s (EWR’s) first connection stage (CS1) between Bicester and Bletchley is now “99% complete” according to the project promoter East West Rail Co.
The new track construction train working on the project has made its 58th and final visit to CS1, and is now laying the…
The UK’s independent public spending watchdog has said it is not clear how the East West Rail (EWR) project will provide benefit nor how it aligns with the government’s growth plans.
EWR is a £6-7bn project to build a brand new railway between Oxford and Cambridge, linking up several smaller settlements…
HS2 contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) has completed the last section of earthworks that will carry East West Rail (EWR) services over the new high-speed line, near the village of Calvert in Buckinghamshire.
EWR will run between Oxford and Cambridge. HS2 contractors have now built two bridges, an underpass…
The National Audit Office (NAO) has begun an investigation into a number of factors relating to the construction of the £5bn to £8bn East West Rail (EWR), planned to connect the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
EWR is being constructed by the East West Rail Alliance, comprising VolkerRail, Laing O’Rourke,…
Network Rail has awarded the £93.4M main works contract to build the new Cambridge South railway station to J Murphy & Sons (Murphy).
This follows enabling works conducted by the construction company beginning in June. The contract will see Murphy deliver a new two storey, four platform station on the West…
A sustainable cable management system, 3D printed concrete and self-healing infrastructure were among the pitches heard by East West Railway (EWR) Co. at its supplier innovation event, as it looks to improve delivery and maintenance of the new Oxford to Cambridge railway.
EWR Co. is a specialist delivery company created to…
The Liberal Democrats have urged ministers to electrify the under-construction East West Rail link as part of a package of measures to improve the UK's transport network.
Members of Ed Davey's party passed a motion at its annual conference in Bournemouth this week calling for 17 initiatives to ease how people…
A group of representatives in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc including MPs, councillors and campaign groups has delivered a declaration of opposition to East West Rail’s (EWR’s) route between Bedford and Cambridge to the rail minister.
EWR is a new railway line between Oxford and Cambridge that will link up many small communities…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has outlined a pipeline of contracts for East West Rail (EWR) and High Speed 2 (HS2) that will see procurment commence before the end of the year.
EWR is a new £5bn high-speed rail line between Oxford and Cambridge that is being overseen by East West…
This video was recorded at NCE's Rail and Transit conference 2023. East West Rail head of asset management and maintenance Joao Rocha discusses how the team building the new Oxford to Cambridge railway is ensuring that it is futureproofed against climate change. He discusses the asset management principles, looking specifically at…
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