1. Delivering East West Rail
Patrick O’Sullivan

2. Proposed New Passenger Services Western Section

3. Project Components Key East West Rail Link – Phase 1 (WCML) (MML)2
Electric Spine –
Oxford to Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Electric Spine –
Bletchley to Bedford
Oxford
Water Eaton
Islip
Bicester Town
Winslow
Parkway
Bletchley
Bedford
Aylesbury Vale
Parkway
To London Paddington
To London
Marylebone
(Great Western)
To Aylesbury

4. Phase 1 Oxford to Bicester

5. East West Rail Phase 1 Funding agreed by Office of Rail Regulation
Foundations for Bicester chord line installed and earthworks commenced
25Km of newt fencing installed and hibernaculae constructed
Badger setts stopped up and new setts constructed
Bat surveys required by English Nature completed to their satisfaction
Water Eaton grain silo demolished and site clearance at Banbury Road commenced
Various earthworks and structures designs in progress
Carillion Buckingham JV announced as preferred bidder on 5 December
£87.4m main works contract with CBJV for signing
Secretary of State for transport to visit line on 13 February
Railway will close on Friday 14 February until start of new services in August 2015
On target for programme completion date

6. Phase 2 Bicester & Princes Risborough to Bedford

7. Current Issues Developing Output Specification
DfT aspirations for enhanced specification
Industry consultation through Industry Plan Group
Legal Powers
Integrating Electric Spine
Interface with High Speed 2
Maintaining momentum

8. Core Specification

9. Enhanced Specification

10. Developing Output Specification
Industry Plan Group
Established November 2013
Objective to establish support from TOCs and other Stakeholders for conditional outputs
Specification to be agreed at third IPG in March 2014
Options to be developed and costed by December 2014
ECAM process to confirm funding and programme options

11. Developing Output Specification
Legal Powers
Will be critical path item – Phase 1 powers took 2½ years
Strategy for obtaining powers being developed
EWR works in Claydon / Little Kimble areas included in HS2 Hybrid Bill

12. Developing Output Specification
Existing
To Milton Keynes
East West Rail core scheme
To Bedford
Potential East West Rail
Electrification throughout Oxford to Bletchley.
Potential additional W12 gauging / load capability works not included in core scheme.
Bletchley
Winslow
Swanborne
Potential connection to Down Fast
To Bicester
To London Euston

13. Integrating Electric Spine
Oxford – Bletchley confirmed as priority route
Bletchley – Bedford likely to be delivered later:
Signalling capacity
Level crossings
Stations
Single line sections
Bedford station
Relationship with Midland Main Line
EWR first part of Central Traction Power Supply Strategy

14. Interface with High Speed 2
To Banbury
To Birmingham
Bicester North
Site of proposed HS2 Maintenance Depot
Bicester Town
Claydon LNE Junction
To Bletchley
To Oxford
Calvert waste disposal site
Existing
Electrification throughout Oxford to Bletchley (Excluding Claydon to Aylesbury.
Potential additional W12 gauging / load capability / signalling / line speed works not included in core scheme.
East West Rail core scheme
Potential East West Rail
Proposed HS2 alignment
To London Marylebone
To Aylesbury and London Euston

15. Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Interface with High Speed 2
Aylesbury Town
Aylesbury Vale Parkway
To Bletchley
To London Marylebone
To Birmingham
To London Euston
Existing
Little Kimble
East West Rail core scheme
Potential East West Rail
To Princes Risborough
Proposed HS2 alignment

16. Interface with High Speed 2
To London Marylebone
Sidings
Princes Risborough
Little Kimble
Monks Risborough
To Aylesbury
Existing
Potential East West Rail
To Banbury

17. Interface with High Speed 2
EWR Powers included in hybrid bill
Mutual Programme Risk:
HS2 Powers assent in Summer 2015
EWR to be available for HS2 construction traffic via Claydon after 2018
EWR to be built on final alignment with bridges in place
HS2 project team included in Industry Plan Group

18. Maintaining Momentum
Non-abortive work progressed pending final determination:
Verification of 2009 Atkins report
Develop Output Specifications & ECAM process
Boundary definition & encroachment identification
Develop level crossing strategy
Structural surveys (including Bletchley flyover)
Bletchley – Milton Keynes capacity study
Environmental Impact Assessment
Formulated consents strategy & draft consents applications
Communications & consultation
Develop signalling control & power supply strategies