BRTA Oxford Forum: Saturday, 11 April at the Four Candles, 51-53 George Street, Oxford OX1 2BE

BRTA Oxford Forum: Saturday, 11 April  at the Four Candles, 51-53 George Street, Oxford OX1 2BE (Phone 01865-263110): https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pub-search/?location=The+Four+Candles&lat=&lng=

2pm lunch, 3-5pm business.

Agenda

1.               Appointment of a Chairperson

2.               Appointment of a minute taker and to distribute after the meeting

3.               Matters of interest:

a.               Oxford-Witney/Carterton – new build/case made/no money?

b.               Oxford-Stratford upon Avon via Long Marston

c.                Oxford-Bristol direct via Swindon

d.               Oxford-Milton Keynes via Bletchley

e.               The Aylesbury Curve, should be double tracked and have east and west facing junctions where possible.

f.                  Oxford-Cowley and extension to Thame and Princes Risborough (Wheatley deviation a challenge + M40/A40 and Thame).

g.                Didcot-Winchester new-build link for faster passenger and freight trains between Oxford and Southampton/Bournemouth.

All these are of interest. Any updates, progress reports, status and how could BRTA get behind them more and help support and usher them along?

4.                    Any Other Business

5.                    Date, time and place of next meeting.

Background: 

Dear All,

April is a busy month, but also one of dusting off the winter blues and putting a new spring in our step.

Please find attached forum agenda BRTA Oxford Forum: Saturday, 11 April  at the Four Candles, 51-53 George Street, Oxford OX1 2BE and feel free to attend if you wish, offer to help and make it a successful meeting. Simon Barber is convening it, but it and some other forums need more engagement, offers to chair and do minutes. We are only as good as a growing membership may inform.

Some seed sown falls on rocky ground, others find fertile soil and reap rewards. Thus while we continue to fire-fight in Bedford, Oxon has aspirations commensurate for a growing local rail network and will doubtless reap rewards if it succeeds. Please give your support.

Recent events should indicate, even though the media marginalise the question of "isn't it time our country reduced dependency on oil in all cases and scenarios?" and growing local rail links as part of a nationwide government supported programme of local rail reopenings, is just the ticket to help aid that as well as keeping our wheels turning!

Yours sincerely,

Richard Pill

BRTA CEO

https://brtarail.com/