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The line was initially promoted (as the East West Rail Link) by the East-West Rail Consortium, a consortium of local authorities and interested bodies along the route. In 2013 it was adopted by the Department for Transport and, in late 2017, the government announced that it would be delivered by a quango , the East West Railway Company , rather ...
East-West Rail is intended to increase the speed and frequency of service on the corridor. Under pressure from multiple constituencies in western Massachusetts—including elected officials, advocates and citizens—the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) moved forward with an East-West Rail study in 2018. [2]
A firm service pattern on East West Rail remains to be announced but the illustrative pattern has no Bedford–Milton Keynes Central service; passengers will continue to have to change at Bletchley. There is no east-to-north chord between this line and the WCML: as of December 2020 [update] , the route the chord might take is occupied by trade ...
East West Rail project could be catastrophic for barbastelle bats, ... The government says the new line will boost the Oxford-Cambridge economy by £6.7 billion a year by 2050.
There will be six 450 m (1,480 ft) high-speed platforms, built underground, which will connect with eight conventional rail platforms at ground level serving the Great Western Main Line towards the West Country and Wales, Heathrow Express, as well as integrating the east–west Elizabeth line services.
Authorities in the United States maintain various definitions of high-speed rail. The United States Department of Transportation, an entity in the executive branch, defines it as rail service with top speeds ranging from 110 to 150 miles per hour (180 to 240 km/h) or higher, [10] while the United States Code, which is the official codification of Federal statutes, defines it as rail service ...
Examples include the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) branch from Sioux Falls to Madison, South Dakota; Napa Valley Wine Train’s 18-mile (29 km) ex-Southern Pacific Railroad line between Napa and St. Helena, California; and the entire Strasburg Rail Road, spanning 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) between Strasburg and Leaman Place, Pennsylvania.
The timber sleepers on the East–West Line was required to be replaced as they were near the end of their 25-year lifespan. The replacement sleepers, made of concrete, have a significantly longer lifespan. [47] To speed up works, train services on the East–West Line was adjusted to end earlier.