Today I attended a meeting in Parliament convened by Wantage & Didcot MP Ed Vaizey. It brought together MP’s, Local Authories and LEP’s from Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Swindon. The consortium met to take forward exciting proposals to open a new rail line west of Oxford, running through to Bristol.
The new rail line could be an extension of the already planned East-West line linking Oxford to Cambridge.
The new line could include a new “parkway” station at Grove as well as in Corsham and Royal Wooton Bassett.
The new group plans to meet regularly to develop concrete proposals which could be taken forward by government.
The new link between Cambridge and Oxford will provide a vital economic corridor between two of the most vibrant parts of Britain. Our proposals involve extending that link through Wantage/Grove, Swindon and Wiltshire, to provide vital connectivity between Bristol, Swindon and Oxford, linking up communities and stimulating economic growth.