PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
North Cotswold Line (26 February 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for the Network Rail to report its study of the North Cotswold Line Transformation Taskforce Option Five.
Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Answer
I have asked Network Rail to carry out an assessment of the Task Force’s Strategic Outline Business Case, and to work with Great Western Railway to assess the operational aspects of the scheme. I am expecting Network Rail to provide me with the first draft of their assessment by early Summer. This will enable the Department to take an informed decision on the Task Force’s funding request to take the proposal forward. I have also written to Lord Faulkner setting out the way forward.
Answered by:
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
6 March 2020
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