Despite the unfortunately hyperbolic title, the article does present a good mix of opinions on the project.
I don’t blame people for being cynical, especially when you see how the already existing section of East West rail from Milton Keynes to Oxford is being handled with disputes about whether that should be Driver only operated that are preventing it from opening, and the delays to HS2, but at the same time there have been some recent excellent successes with crossrail, the Northumberland stations and the new West Midlands camp hill line stations among others, though even those were delayed.
HatefulWretch on
Local news website clickbaits using the formerly-green-ink brigade.
IrrelevantPiglet on
Gosh what a fucking miserable country we live in. Or so the press decide to picture it anyway. Imagine being upset by more convenient travel options. It’s such a weird take.
not_who_you_think_99 on
How many millions will we have to spend to save 2 families of bats this time?
Aristo-Jack on
The people who stand in the way of everything will be able to use all the avenues we helpfully lay out for them to kick up a fuss and ultimately cost this project hundreds of millions whether it finally gets built of not. Then they ask themselves what happens to all their taxes and why everything continues to go to shit.
jodrellbank_pants on
Yeah waited an hour because of cancellations for a 5 minute ride could have walked it in that time.
Borgmeister on
I am so tired of this country’s lack of ambition. We can’t seriously call ourselves “Global Britain” if this paltry bit of track is categorised as “delusional”. What a bunch of smalls.
oncemorein2thebeach on
How many consultations and meetings do they want to have about this? No wonder nothing gets built in the UK. What a joke we have become.
PurahsHero on
The track between Oxford and Milton Keynes has been prepared and the stations built. It only needs for an issue around guards on trains to be sorted and it will be running.
The bit between Milton Keynes (technically Bletchley) and Bedford never closed and has trains running on it now.
And you should support it. Not only because more people on trains is a good thing, but because we need to show the whingers that we can still build stuff.
Over-Collection3464 on
The US is sending people to the moon and back, meanwhile in the UK….
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Despite the unfortunately hyperbolic title, the article does present a good mix of opinions on the project.
I don’t blame people for being cynical, especially when you see how the already existing section of East West rail from Milton Keynes to Oxford is being handled with disputes about whether that should be Driver only operated that are preventing it from opening, and the delays to HS2, but at the same time there have been some recent excellent successes with crossrail, the Northumberland stations and the new West Midlands camp hill line stations among others, though even those were delayed.
Local news website clickbaits using the formerly-green-ink brigade.
Gosh what a fucking miserable country we live in. Or so the press decide to picture it anyway. Imagine being upset by more convenient travel options. It’s such a weird take.
How many millions will we have to spend to save 2 families of bats this time?
The people who stand in the way of everything will be able to use all the avenues we helpfully lay out for them to kick up a fuss and ultimately cost this project hundreds of millions whether it finally gets built of not. Then they ask themselves what happens to all their taxes and why everything continues to go to shit.
Yeah waited an hour because of cancellations for a 5 minute ride could have walked it in that time.
I am so tired of this country’s lack of ambition. We can’t seriously call ourselves “Global Britain” if this paltry bit of track is categorised as “delusional”. What a bunch of smalls.
How many consultations and meetings do they want to have about this? No wonder nothing gets built in the UK. What a joke we have become.
The track between Oxford and Milton Keynes has been prepared and the stations built. It only needs for an issue around guards on trains to be sorted and it will be running.
The bit between Milton Keynes (technically Bletchley) and Bedford never closed and has trains running on it now.
The bit between Bedford and Cambridge got ripped up in the 1970s, but there are well-developed plans for it. They are [consulting on it now](https://eastwestrail.co.uk/consultation/consultation2026/documents) if you want to support it.
And you should support it. Not only because more people on trains is a good thing, but because we need to show the whingers that we can still build stuff.
The US is sending people to the moon and back, meanwhile in the UK….