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Old December 7th 16, 11:50 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Oxford to Cambridge rail route.

On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 18:56:29 -0000, "tim..."
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"Robin9" wrote in message
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We have some Cambridge residents here plus numerous
railway enthusiasts. As part of a speech about returning
responsibility for track maintenance and improvement to
train operators . . .
http://tinyurl.com/zmf6q3d

. . . a suggestion was made that the line between Bedford
and Cambridge might also be rebuilt. I've been told that part
of the right-of-way was lost decades ago when new buildings
were constructed across the trackbed.

Is this feasible? Does the Minister know something nobody
else knows?


It's government kit flying

This line has as much chance of being privately funded as the A14
improvements did.


Not necessarily. It could go ahead if the government guarantees the
revenues, which is effectively what happens with PFI deals.