06 November
2018
Press
Release
ERTA produces report calling for partial reopening of
the Great Central Main Line Railway
The English Regional
Transport Association (ERTA) have produced a report calling for a partial
rebuilding of the former Great Central railway from a new chord off the
Leicester-Nuneaton line to Rugby and Calvert for links with East-West Rail,
Aylesbury/Heathrow and Oxford/Reading and further afield.
ERTA cites the
capacity issues existing road and rail have and suggests that the nation would
benefit by investing in the rebuild to provide the necessary capacity the
railway could offer on a sustainable and environmentally friendly basis.
The report calls for
realignments where blockages have been allowed to encroach the old formation
such as at places like Brackley and Lutterworth and pulls no punches over the
fact this is a rebuild but is also an investment in all our futures. There is a
need to act now and protect the remaining formation and deviation corridors to
enable a joined up rebuild to be as robust as possible.
The 32-page report
is available as a download priced £3.50 from the ERTA Website https://ertarail.com/sales/
or hard copy at £4.90 includes
Postage and Packing UK. Make payable to ERTA and send payment to ERTA, 24c St
Michael’s Road, Bedford, MK40 2LT. Enquiries Tel. 01234 330090.
End Press Release
Further comment: Mr
Richard Pill 01234 330090 or E. richard.erta@gmail.com
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