Here at East West Railway Company (EWR Co), we’re passionate about hearing what local representatives and their communities think about East West Rail (EWR). It means we can work together as we build a successful project that will deliver shorter journey times, lower transport costs and ease pressure on local roads while bringing people closer to the things that matter most – jobs, friends and family.
We’ve set up 15 Local Representatives Groups in all areas along the route where we will deliver EWR. The Groups include Councillors, Parish and Town Councils, and representatives from EWR Co. They offer an open forum for discussions – a place to share information, ask questions, cover any concerns people might have and get answers. They also allow us to give project updates and understand details of all relevant local issues.
The Groups are just one of the ways local communities can connect with our team through their representatives during all stages of the project, including planning, construction and operation of the railway.
East West Rail Consultation 2024
The consultation will be open from 14 November 2024 to 24 January 2025. Your feedback is crucial to help us create a railway that will work for communities.
There are several ways you can get involved in our consultation:
• Attend our in-person or online events
• Visit a virtual consultation room
• View our proposals online and at information points
• Fill in a feedback form
Find out more
Non-Statutory Consultation Design Feedback Sessions
To complete some of the work for East West Rail, we will need to apply for a Development Consent Order (DCO). This order would grant consent to build the new railway between Bedford and Cambridge, as well as other upgrades between Oxford and Bedford to deliver the full proposed East West Rail service. As part of the DCO process, we would like to consult with those relevant Parish Councils and wards.
These include:
- Parish Councils responsible for areas where the proposed development may be located.
- Parish Councils adjacent to those areas.
The purpose of these workshops was to further enhance your understanding of the rationale behind the latest design and to work through your comments and any concerns as we refine our proposals. The feedback provided during these workshops, as well as formal feedback received from you through the non-statutory consultation and next year’s statutory consultation, will be considered as we develop the design.
We plan to hold further sessions alongside key milestones in the development of the DCO application, starting at non-statutory consultation and running at intervals through to the submission of the application.
We look forward to continuing to work with you as a key project stakeholder as the design progresses.
Recordings & documents
Harston - Shelfords: Monday 6th January
Cambridge: Tuesday 7th January
Fenny Stratford - Kempston: Thursday 9th January
Bedford: Friday 10th January
Clapham - East/St Neots: Monday 13th January
Oxford - Bletchley: Tuesday 14th January
Croxton - Haslingfield: Thursday 16th January
Non-Statutory Consultation Webinar
Please click the button below to the watch the webinar which was hosted on Wednesday 13th November at 6.15pm.
Watch hereFind out what’s happening in each Group
You can stay up to date with what’s happening in each Group by using the links below. Each Group has its own dedicated site which include agendas, meeting summary notes, Terms of Reference, maps, presentations, and other reference material to support the meetings.
Local Representatives Groups:
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Bedford Marston Vale
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Bedford Town
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Bedfordshire
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Bicester Town
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Bletchley / Milton Keynes South
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Buckinghamshire
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Cambourne & Surrounding Areas
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Cambridge City & Surrounding Areas
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Central Bedfordshire / Marston Vale
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Huntingdonshire / South Cambridgeshire
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Milton Keynes North
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Oxford City & Surrounding Areas
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Sandy, Tempsford & St Neots
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South Cambridgeshire East
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South Cambridgeshire West
Route Update Announcement Webinar
On Friday 26 May, Beth West, Chief Executive Officer at East West Rail Company, hosted a briefing for LRG members and stakeholders providing an overview of the Route Update Announcement.
You can find Part 1, 2 and 3 of the Q&A from the stakeholder webinar in the documents section of this page.
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LRG Topics
Please find a full list of topics which have been presented to local representative group at the bottom of this page, under the documents section. Please note that many of these topics were presented prior to the route update announcement in May 2023.
Please contact us at [email protected] to request alternative topics.
Documents, maps & LRG topics
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Accessibility & Inclusion
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Active Travel and Door to Door Connectivity
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Bridges and Level Crossings
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Business Case Process
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Compulsory Purchase
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Controlling Environmental Impact during Construction
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DCO Process
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Defining Net Zero
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EIA
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Freight
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Landowner Engagement
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Need to Sell
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Route Wide Map
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Stakeholder Webinar Q&A Part 1
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Stakeholder Webinar Q&A Part 2
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Stakeholder Webinar Q&A Part 3
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Social Value in CS1
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Station Customer Experience
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Traction Strategy and Rolling Stock
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Winslow Station Design
LRG's introduction to David Hughes, EWR Co, CEO
Cambridge & Surrounding Areas, South Cambridgeshire West, South Cambridgeshire East, Cambourne & Surrounding Areas, Huntingdonshire/South Cambridge, Sandy, Tempsford & St Neots, Bedfordshire
16th July, 2024 6.30-7.00 pm
Watch videoBedford Town, Bedford Marston Vale, Central Beds Marston Vale, Bletchley/MK South, MK North, Buckinghamshire, Bicester, Oxford City & Surrounding Areas
16th July, 2024 7.30-8.00 pm
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Get in touch
To get in touch with your Local Representatives Groups Engagement Manager, Sarah Jacobs, email us at [email protected].