Although not a new idea, the BBC reports on the renewed efforts of the Bedfordshire Railway & Transport Association (BRTA) to get some action on the Bedford-Sandy-Cambridge railway ultimately linking Oxford, Bedford, Cambridge, and the east coast via Sandy. The BRTA seem a lot more keen on making the route go through Potton through which the old railway used to pass, rather than following the East Coast Main Line down to Hitchin which seemed to be the preferred route of East West Rail, although as they haven’t updated their website since February 2004 I’m not sure if this is still the case. An interesting fight seems to be on the horizon about the local councils’ enthusiasm for an Olympic boating lake near Willington which would muck things up for the railway. I think we can do without an Olympic boating lake, although I am a little concerned about the cycle route to Willington which I assume would be destroyed as it faithfully follows the old railway for large stretches.
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