Rebuild Great Central north of Brackley

Please have a think and let me have your kind feedback/views. The map attached reflects our intent for the reopening yes? 

As I see it:

a. rebuild Calvert - Brackley brow of hill with P&R south of Buckingham Road off teh A43 bypass? - hangs on HS2 being cancelled or toned down to a conventional link so tracks can be shared with separating junction at some point.

b. Brackley either new viaduct and demolish subsequent to closure houses (controversial) and old station not big enough for 8-12 coach trains anyway) so new route around Brackley to east of town following A43 corridor and new station for P&R access with bus link to Silverstone and onwards north to rejoin old trackbed north of Brackley sprawl and growing

c. compulsory purchase Woodford Halse for reinstatement of railway (exact beyond industrial unit relocation needs ground level inspection).

d. Willoughby-North of Rugby: we wish for:

- old route reinstated if possible with new bridges and viaducts over WCML

- in addition we want a new route to link with WCML split to feed into/off WCML via Canal (bestriding) Corridor (study needed to fine tune)

- old Midland route out of Rugby to link with new GC Reinstatement (direct) west of M1 to go over/under criss-cross fashion to a new P&R station at Lutterworth whatever can be done either side of M1

- link to Leicester-Nuneaton line near Narborough (exact location and configuration to be worked out.

e. Passenger services can run into Leicester/Nottingham (links) whilst freight can go via Knighton-Burton for Derby on to (Peak Rail) and yonder like Sheffield/North and East.

f. Harrogate-Northallerton would enable MML-ECML direct de-cluttering York of lengthy changes and freight on same tracks as passenger paths.

If you agree this approach let me know, likewise if you disagree or have a question please run it past me. I want us to agree a strategy for 2020 so when I email Warks/Rugby and Leicestershire councils I can reinforce the ideas relative to what closer study and scrutiny throws up upon the councils supporting the principle and wanting to commission to study objectively further of what is best/can be done with minimum cost and pain.

It would be good for a delegated meeting with Adrian Shooter of Vivarail which is moving HQ to Southam (Google) and make contact. Southam-Daventry linking with GC would be a god-send for a station akin to Worcester linking the two lines (suggestion). Southam-south of Leamington line and Daventry to Northampton Loop?

It is clear access at Brackley and onto/link with south of Rugby (WCML) is critical to identify and ask councils to help us retain to keep options open please. Email richard.erta@gmail.com with feedback, views, ideas or suggestions/offers of help and support.