Dear Friends and Colleagues,
You may wish to ring
councillors to gauge their view on reopening the railway and if so the need to
protect the corridor and crucially to defeat the link road scheme which may
assume the old trackbed informing a nemesis blockage. On London Road - crossing
or a bridge needs to be looked at - other precedents elsewhere may inform a
lead on the way forward e.g. Bicester London Road and Cardington Road Bedford
(East-West Rail). We've had positive meetings with Bedford Borough Council and
elsewhere - we're seeking to grow a consensus of support. It is in Northampton,
Milton Keynes, Olney and Bedford's interest to support and not scupper this
rail link corridor. Felixstowe-Cambridge-Bedford-Northampton-West Midlands, a
cross country link for passenger and freight potentially. Unless we do get it,
we put more on over loaded roadways and deny London and access along the West
Coast Main Line of rail capacity it otherwise may utilise.
I attach the model
letter which you may wish to refer to. If we win the road battle, we have a
stay of execution and are continuing to seek meetings with MP's, Councils and
developers to seek support for the reopening, so a lot at stake. This really
matters to us as it is a strategic missing rail link. Thank you.
Please do encourage
others to give help and support. We're still seeking a new webmaster to update,
maintain and grow our website and maybe develop a dedicated website for
Bedford-Northampton - all offers to my colleague Mr Simon Barber: Simon Barber
simon4barber@gmail.com
You can donate via
our existing website - click this link https://ertarail.com/donate/
If you experience any problems please let us know.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Pill
ERTA
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